Information
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Patent Grant
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6805368
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Patent Number
6,805,368
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Date Filed
Tuesday, August 12, 200321 years ago
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Date Issued
Tuesday, October 19, 200420 years ago
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Inventors
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Original Assignees
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Examiners
- Fischmann; Bryan
- Shriver; J. Allen
Agents
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CPC
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US Classifications
Field of Search
US
- 280 87041
- 280 87021
- 280 87042
- 280 8701
- 280 8703
- 280 121
- 280 712
- 280 713
- 280 714
- 280 8705
- 280 206
- 280 638
- 280 639
- 280 641
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International Classifications
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Abstract
A scooter includes a skateboard, a front fork, and fastened members. The skateboard has a fixture member at front bottom with a pair of tubes at respective sides. The front fork has a fixture with a pair of rods on respective sides. The rods of the fixture of the front fork are secured to the tubes of the fixture member of the skateboard by means of the fastened members.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a scooter, and more particularly to a combination of a scooter and a skateboard.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
It has been for a while since a skateboard was put out on the market. The board has no handle and is not easy to control, so a new design was derived. It has a handle at the front for a user to grab to control the moving direction and also works as a support to the user. However, this design requires more space to store and to carry.
Therefore, the inventor has derived the present invention to improve the function and still keep its character.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a scooter, which is easy to assemble and disassemble.
It is another object of the present invention to provide the scooter, which requires less space to store and is easy to carry.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide the scooter, which is safe in use.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1
is an exploded view of a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2
is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3
is an enlarged view of fastened members of the first embodiment of the present invention, partially sectioned;
FIG. 4
is an exploded view of a second embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5
is a perspective view of
FIG. 4
;
FIG. 6
is an enlarged view of fastened members of the second embodiment of the present invention, partially sectioned; and
FIG. 7
is a perspective view of a third embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
As shown in
FIGS. 1 and 2
, the present invention comprises a skateboard
1
, a front fork
2
and fastened members
3
.
The skateboard
1
comprises a fixture member
11
attached to the front bottom thereof. The fixture member
11
has a pair of tubes
12
at respective sides. Each tube
12
has a through hole
13
. A pair of wheel trucks
14
and
15
are formed on the front and the rear of the bottom of the skateboard
1
, respectively with wheels
16
secured thereon. The wheel truck
14
is secured immediate underneath the fixture member
11
.
The front fork
2
is adapted for connection with the skateboard
1
. The front fork
2
includes a fixture
21
with a pair of rods
22
at respective sides. Each rod
22
has a through hole
23
. The front fork
2
further comprises a handle bar
24
with a handle
25
on the top and a wheel
26
at the bottom thereof. The handle bar
24
is fastened in a free pivotal manner.
The fastened members
3
are made of elastic material and adapted to secure the rods
22
of the front fork
2
to the tubes
12
of the skateboard
1
.
To assemble the present invention, as shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3
, the fastened members
3
are inserted into the rods
22
and extending outward from the through holes
23
. The rods
22
of the fixture
21
are inserted into the tubes
12
of the fixture member
11
with the fastened members
3
extending through the through holes
13
. This secures the skateboard
1
to the front fork
2
.
To operate the present invention, a user stands on the skateboard
1
with both hands holding the handle
25
, and the user is ready to roll. When the user decides to skate, he/she just presses the fastened members
3
to release the rods
22
from the tubes
12
, and the skateboard
1
is also detached from the front fork
2
. The user is able to skate with the skateboard
1
. The detachment of the skateboard
1
and the front fork
2
is easy to store and to carry.
FIG. 4
shows a second embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a skateboard
4
with a fixture member
41
at the front bottom thereof. The fixture member
41
has a pair of tubes
42
at respective sides. Each tube
42
has a through hole
43
thereon. A pair of wheel trucks
44
and
45
are secured at the front and the rear bottom of the skateboard
4
thereof. The wheel truck
44
is secured immediate underneath the fixture member
41
. A pair of wheels
46
are pivoted to the front and the rear trucks
44
and
45
thereof.
A front fork
5
is adapted to connect the skateboard
4
. The front fork
5
includes a fixture
51
with a pair of rods
52
at respective sides thereof. Each rod
52
has a through hole
53
thereat. The front fork S has a handle bar
54
with a handle
55
secured to the top and a wheel
56
at the bottom end thereof.
Fastened members
6
are adapted to secure the fixture member
41
and the fixture
51
together. The fasteners are composed of bolts
61
and nuts
62
.
To assemble the second embodiment of the present invention, the rods
52
of the fixture
5
are inserted into the tubes
42
of the fixture
41
. The bolts
61
of the fastened members
6
are inserted through the through holes
43
and
53
and secured with the nuts
62
. This secures the fixture member
41
to the fixture
51
. Thus the skateboard
4
and the front fork
5
are secured as one unit.
To operate the second embodiment of the present invention, a user can stand on the skateboard
4
with both hands holding the handle
55
to roll. By releasing the bolts
61
and the nuts
62
, the rods
52
of the fixture
5
are detached from the tubes
42
of the fixture member
4
. Thus the user can use the skateboard
4
to skate. This detachment makes the present invention easy to store and to carry.
FIG. 7
shows a third embodiment of the present invention, which comprises a fixture member
71
at the front bottom of a skateboard
7
. The fixture member
71
comprises a pair of tubes
72
for a pair of rods
74
of a front fork
73
to insert and secure therein. The rear bottom of the skateboard
7
is provided with a wheel truck
75
having wheels
76
. This design minimizes one set of wheel truck.
Claims
- 1. A scooter comprises a skateboard, a front fork and fastened members, wherein said skateboard comprising wheel trucks at front and rear bottom ends thereof with wheels pivoted to said wheel trucks, said front fork comprising a handle bar with a handle at a top portion and a wheel at a bottom end of said handle bar;said skateboard comprising a fixture member at a front bottom with a pair of tubes at respective sides thereof, each said tube comprising a through hole therein, said front fork comprising a fixture with a pair of rods at respective sides, each said rod having a through hole therein, said rods of said fixture being secured to said tubes of said fixture member by means of said fastened members.
- 2. The scooter as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastened members are elastic clips.
- 3. The scooter as recited in claim 1, wherein said fastened members are bolts and nuts.
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