A convertible bicycle scooter that converts between a bicycle configuration and a scooter configuration comprises a steering column 2 with a handle bar 3 operatively mounted to an upper end of the steering column 2; a front wheel operatively mounted to a lower end of the steering column 2; a chassis 6 having a deck 7 and a rear wheel support such as a fork operatively bearing a rear wheel; a seat 10 adjustably mounted, such as by a hinge 13 to the chassis 6 to be selectively adjustable between an operative seat position at which the seat 10 is deployed projecting out from the chassis 6 and a stowed position (figure 2) at which the seat 10 is collapsed/positioned close against the chassis 6, wherein the chassis 6 is mounted on the steering column 2 by a slidable mounting 11 that is adjustable to be slid along the column 2 between a zone near the lower end of the steering column 2 and a zone near the upper end/ handle bar 3 on the steering column 2 and having a securing device 14 to engage and secure the chassis 6 at a selected zone along the steering column 2, whereby the bicycle scooter is converted from the bicycle configuration to the scooter configuration by slidingly raising the chassis 6 up the steering column 2 to the zone proximate the upper in use end of the steering column 2 and securing it there by the securing device 14 and by deploying the seat 10 to its operative seat position projecting out from the chassis 6. The securing device 14 may be a quick-release clamping collar. The seat 10 may be adjusted to different angles by means of hinge 13 being equipped with detents 15.
An inter-convertible bicycle/scooter
2019-03-27
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES |