Knockdown motorized scooter

Claim 2

A scooter comprising a main frame supporting a steerable front wheel and having a rear end, a drive unit including axle means supporting a pair of driven rear wheels, coupling means to couple the rear end of said main frame with said drive unit; said coupling means including bearing means disposed on said drive unit and abutment means disposed on said main frame near said rear end, said abutment means arranged to engage said bearing means, transfer means to transfer said drive unit and said main frame from a disengaged position with the rear end of said main frame lying on a floor surface, to an engaged position with said abutment means engaged with said bearing means; releasable securing means to secure said abutment means and said bearing means in said engaged position, said transfer means including a pair of complementary transfer elements, one of which is mounted on said drive unit and the other of which is located on said main frame, said transfer means further comprising displacement means for displacing one of said drive unit and said main frame relative to the other toward said engaged position.

Claim 3

A scooter as defined in claim 1 wherein two pairs of said transfer elements are provided, each pair located on a corresponding side of said scooter, each pair including a flange mounted on said drive unit and a pin mounted on said main frame.

Claim 4

A scooter as defined in claim 2 wherein said displacement means includes a displacement member mounted on said drive unit and arranged to rotate said drive unit from said disengaged position to said engaged position.

Claim 5

A scooter as defined in claim 3 further comprising a floor pan, a seat and support means for supporting said seat above said floor pan, said displacement member being generally parallel with said floor pan in said engaged position, said support means being removably mounted on said displacement member.

Claim 6

A scooter as defined in claim 4 wherein said scooter further includes a battery means and a wiring harness to transfer power from said battery means to said drive unit; said displacement member having a conduit therein to receive said wiring harness in order to protect said wiring harness.

Claim 7

A scooter as defined in claim 5 further comprising controller means, said controller means being enclosed in said main frame to protect said controller means.

Claim 8

A scooter comprising a main frame supporting a steerable front wheel and having a rear end, a drive unit including axle means supporting a pair of driven rear wheels, coupling means to couple the rear end of said main frame with said drive unit; said coupling means including bearing means disposed on said drive unit and abutment means disposed on said main frame near said rear end, said abutment means arranged to engage said bearing means, transfer means to transfer said drive unit and said main frame from a disengaged position with the rear end of said main frame lying on a floor surface, to an engaged position with said abutment means engaged with said bearing means; releasable securing means to secure said abutment means and said bearing means in said engaged position, wherein each of said bearing members has an outer surface, each of said abutment members includes a yoke member with a downwardly oriented concave surface to receive the outer surface of a corresponding bearing member, said transfer means includes a pair of bracket means, each pivoted to a corresponding yoke member, said bracket means being arranged to be rotated so as to transfer said yoke member from said disengaged position to said engaged position with said bearing member said bracket means having a surface to engage said outer surface opposite said yoke member.

Claim 9

A scooter comprising a main frame supporting a steerable front wheel and having a rear end, a drive unit including axle means supporting a pair of driven rear wheels, coupling means to couple the rear end of said main frame with said drive unit; said coupling means including bearing means disposed on said drive unit and abutment means disposed on said main frame near said rear end, said abutment means arranged to engage said bearing means, transfer means to transfer said drive unit and said main frame from a disengaged position with the rear end of said main frame lying on a floor surface, to an engaged position with said abutment means engaged with said bearing means; releasable securing means to secure said abutment means and said bearing means in said engaged position, wherein each of said bearing members has an outer surface, each of said abutment members includes a yoke member with a downwardly oriented concave surface to receive the outer surface of a corresponding bearing member, said transfer means includes a pair of bracket means, each pivoted to a corresponding yoke member, said bracket means being arranged to be rotated so as to transfer said yoke member from said disengaged position to said engaged position with said bearing member said bracket means having a surface to engage said outer surface opposite said yoke member.

Claim 10

A scooter comprising a main frame supporting a steerable front wheel and having a rear end, a drive unit including axle means supporting a pair of driven rear wheels, coupling means to couple the rear end of said main frame with said drive unit; said coupling means including bearing means disposed on said drive unit and abutment means disposed on said main frame near said rear end, said abutment means arranged to engage said bearing means, transfer means to transfer said drive unit and said main frame from a disengaged position with the rear end of said main frame lying on a floor surface, to an engaged position with said abutment means engaged with said bearing means; releasable securing means to secure said abutment means and said bearing means in said engaged position, said transfer means including a pair of complementary transfer elements, one of which is mounted on said drive unit and spaced from said bearing means and the other of which is located on said main frame and spaced from said abutment means, said transfer means further comprising displacement means for displacing one of said drive unit and said main frame relative to the other toward said engaged position.

Claim 11

A scooter comprising a main frame supporting a steerable front wheel and having a rear end, a drive unit including axle means supporting a pair of driven rear wheels, coupling means to couple the rear end of said main frame with said drive unit; said coupling means including bearing means disposed on said drive unit and abutment means disposed on said main frame near said rear end, said abutment means arranged to engage said bearing means, transfer means to transfer said drive unit and said main frame from a disengaged position with the rear end of said main frame lying on a floor surface, to an engaged position with said abutment means engaged with said bearing means; releasable securing means to secure said abutment means and said bearing means in said engaged position, said transfer means including a pair of complementary transfer elements, one of which is mounted on said drive unit and spaced from said bearing means and the other of which is located on said main frame and spaced from said abutment means, said transfer means further comprising displacement means for displacing one of said drive unit and said main frame relative to the other toward said engaged position.