Wheeled vehicle and deck for wheeled vehicle
A stand-up wheeled vehicle may include an electrically powered wheel and a deck configured to limit a maximum value of an angle of declination of the deck in a forward direction of travel, for example, to less than about 20 degrees, 15 degrees, 10 degrees, or 8 degrees. The deck may be asymmetric, such that a length of a first portion of the deck between the wheel and a first end of the deck is greater than a length of a second portion of the deck between the wheel and a second end of the deck. The deck may include a first surface, an opposing second surface, and a chassis disposed in the second surface. The chassis may have a cavity formed therein configured to receive a stand-up wheeled vehicle. A coupling mechanism may be utilized to removably retain the stand-up wheeled vehicle in the cavity of the chassis.
1. A stand-up wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a single wheel, wherein the single wheel is electrically powered and is an only wheel on the stand-up wheeled vehicle; and
a deck having a length configured to limit a maximum angle of declination of the deck in a forward direction of travel to less than about 20 degrees, wherein:
the deck has a first end and a second end and a long axis extending between the first and second ends;
the wheel is intermediate the first end and the second end; and
a length along the long axis of a first portion of the deck between the wheel and the first end is greater than a length along the long axis of a second portion of the deck between the wheel and the second end.
2. An assembly, comprising:
a stand-up wheeled vehicle including an electrically-powered wheel and a pressure-sensitive foot pad;
a deck having a length configured to limit a maximum angle of declination of the deck in a forward direction of travel to less than about 20 degrees, wherein the deck includes:
a first surface;
an opposing second surface;
a chassis disposed in the second surface, wherein the chassis has:
a cavity formed therein configured to receive the stand-up wheeled vehicle;
a pressure pad configured to transmit pressure applied to the first surface of the deck to the pressure-sensitive foot pad of the stand-up wheeled vehicle disposed in the cavity of the chassis; and
a coupling mechanism that removably retains the stand-up wheeled vehicle in the cavity of the chassis.
3. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein a contact surface area of the pressure pad with the pressure-sensitive foot pad of the stand-up wheeled vehicle disposed in the cavity of the chassis is less than an overall area of the pressure pad.
4. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a manually operable latch.
5. The assembly of claim 2 , wherein:
the deck has a first end and a second end and a long axis extending between the first and second ends;
the wheel is intermediate the first end and the second end; and
a length along the long axis of a first portion of the deck between the wheel and the first end is greater than a length along the long axis of a second portion of the deck between the wheel and the second end.
6. A deck for a stand-up wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a first surface;
a second surface;
a chassis disposed in the second surface, wherein the chassis has:
a cavity configured to receive therein a stand-up wheeled vehicle having a pressure-sensitive foot pad; and
a pressure pad configured to transmit pressure applied to the first surface to the pressure-sensitive foot pad of the stand-up wheeled vehicle disposed in the cavity of the chassis; and
a coupling mechanism that removably retains the stand-up wheeled vehicle in the cavity of the chassis.
7. The deck of claim 6 , wherein:
the deck has a long axis extending between a first end and a second end;
the wheel is intermediate the first end and the second end; and
a length along the long axis of a first portion of the deck between the wheel and the first end is greater than a length along the long axis of a second portion of the deck between the wheel and the second end.
8. The deck of claim 6 , wherein a contact surface area of the pressure pad with the pressure-sensitive foot pad of the stand-up wheeled vehicle disposed in the cavity of the chassis is less than an overall area of the pressure pad.
9. The deck of claim 6 , wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a manually operable latch.
10. A method of converting a form factor of a stand-up wheeled vehicle, the method comprising:
providing a deck including:
a first surface;
a second surface; and
a chassis disposed in the second surface, wherein the chassis has:
a cavity configured to receive a stand-up wheeled vehicle having a wheel and a pressure-sensitive foot pad;
a pressure pad configured to transmit pressure applied to the first surface to the pressure-sensitive foot pad of the stand-up wheeled vehicle disposed in the cavity of the chassis;
inserting the stand-up wheeled vehicle in the cavity of the chassis; and
removably retaining the stand-up wheeled vehicle in the cavity of the chassis utilizing a coupling mechanism.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the step of providing the deck includes:
providing the deck having:
a long axis extending between a first end and a second end; and
a first portion between the wheel of the stand-up wheeled retained in the chassis and the first end and a second portion between the wheel and the second end, wherein a length of the first portion along the long axis is greater than a length of the second portion along the long axis.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein a contact surface area of the pressure pad with the pressure-sensitive foot pad of the stand-up wheeled vehicle disposed in the cavity of the chassis is less than an overall area of the pressure pad.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the step of removably retaining includes coupling the chassis and the stand-up wheeled vehicle utilizing a manually operable latch.