Patent ID: 7140621

Claim:
A steering control mechanism for a kick scooter, the kick scooter having a footplate, an axle unit disposed on a front end of the footplate, and two front wheels disposed respectively on two ends of the axle unit, said steering control mechanism comprising: a mounting seat adapted to be connected fixedly to the front end of the footplate; a wheel seat connected fixedly to said axle unit and including a fixed camming element; an inclined rotating shaft extending through said wheel seat and connected fixedly to said mounting seat so as to allow for rotation of said wheel seat about said rotating shaft; a pressing unit disposed slidably on said mounting seat and having a front end that is formed with a follower unit, said pressing unit being slidable on said mounting seat along a direction; and a biasing unit for biasing said pressing unit to move relative to said mounting seat along said direction so as to press said follower unit of said pressing unit against said camming element of said wheel seat, thereby turning said camming element toward a central position.