Two wheeled electrically powered vehicle

Claim 1

A powered vehicle comprising: an integrally formed body frame bounded by a top wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and side walls; a pair of wheels protruding from the bottom of said frame for supporting said frame; a steering column having a lower portion rotatably carried by said frame, said lower portion of said steering column being coupled to one of said wheels to facilitate the steering of said vehicle when said steering column is rotated with respect to said frame; an upper portion of said steering column being longitudinally slidably received in said lower portion and movable between a raised position and a lowered position; lock means for releasably securing said upper portion to said lower portion when in said raised position, such that said upper portion of said steering column is rotatable with said lower portion when said upper portion is in said raised position and releasably secured with said lower portion; handlebar means carried by said upper portion of said steering column, said handlebar means having opposite projecting ends extending from said upper portion, said handlebar means being movable with said upper portion relative to said steering column lower portion wherein said handlebar means extends transversely with respect to the longitudinal axes of said frame, said handlebar means being movable with said upper portion relative to said lower portion to said lowered position such that said handlebar means is disposed in a front-to-rear fashion, said handlebar means being sized that one end of said handlebar means is in close proximity to said top wall of said frame while the portion of said handlebar means between said one end and said upper portion of said steering column is located near the mid-section of said frame, said lock means releasably securing said upper portion to said lower portion when same is in said lower position; and the other end of said handlebar means projecting outwardly from said front wall of said vehicle, whereby when said handlebar means is in said front-to-rear lower position, said one end of said handlebar means serving as a means for lifting and carrying said vehicle, said other end of said handlebar means serving to facilitate the manual propelling of said vehicle on at least one of said wheels.