IP Library Granted Patent US 10,167,038
Granted Patent B2
US 10,167,038 · App. 15/440,008 · Granted Jan 1, 2019

Self-balancing scooter with foldable foothold for additional rider

Inventor: Joon-Hyung Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: ROBO3 CO., LTD.
B62K11/007B62J25/00B62K7/04B62K13/00B62K15/00B62K15/006B62K27/003B62K2015/005B62K2207/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,167,038
App. No.
15/440,008
Granted
Jan 1, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is a self-balancing scooter with a foldable foothold for an additional rider. The self-balancing scooter includes: a housing; a controller mounted inside the housing for controlling running and direction change; motors respectively mounted at both sides of the housing; wheels respectively mounted on shafts of the motors; a battery mounted on the bottom surface of the housing; a riding board mounted on the upper part of the housing to allow a main rider to put feet; a foldable foothold attached to the side wall of the riding board to allow an additional rider to put feet; casters mounted at one side of the foldable foothold; a fitting hole formed at the other side of the foldable foothold; and a bracket assembled to the fitting hole through a rotary shaft and attached to the side wall of the riding board, the bracket having assembly holes.

Claims (11)

1. A self-balancing scooter with a foldable foothold for an additional rider comprising:

a housing;

a controller mounted inside the housing for controlling running and direction change;

motors respectively mounted at both sides of the housing;

wheels respectively mounted on shafts of the motors;

a battery mounted on a bottom surface of the housing;

a riding board mounted on an upper part of the housing for allowing a main rider to put his or her feet thereon;

a foldable foothold attached to a side wall of the riding board and configured to be folded on an upper surface of the riding board for a single rider and to be unfolded and disposed at a rear of the riding board for allowing an additional rider to put his or her feet on the unfolded foldable foothold;

casters mounted at one side of the foldable foothold;

a fitting hole formed at another side of the foldable foothold; and

a bracket assembled to the fitting hole through a rotary shaft and attached to the side wall of the riding board, the bracket having assembly holes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2017
From: KIM, JOON-HYUNG
To: ROBO3 CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041894/0822 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0010808 · Jan 24, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180208263A1 · Jul 26, 2018
Cited By (1)
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