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A roller skate type scooter for improved maneuverability and control. The scooter includes an articulated support platform with pivotally connected forward and rearward footboards. At least one wheel is secured to the underside of each footboard and a steering assembly, such as a semi-cylindrical ca

A roller skate type scooter for improved maneuverability and control. The scooter includes an articulated support platform with pivotally connected forward and rearward footboards. At least one wheel is secured to the underside of each footboard and a steering assembly, such as a semi-cylindrical cab, is mounted upon the front footboard for remotely and arcuately maneuvering the first footboard generally in a horizontal plane about a pivot point. The cab has a semi-cylindrical front surface for substantially protecting the rider and for avoiding puncturing other objects and persons during accidental collision. The cab defines a shield which is constructed and arranged to substantially deflect the flow of oncoming air generally around the body of the rider during propulsion of the scooter. In one preferred form, the scooter is equipped with brake and kickstand assemblies.

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A foot-propelled scooter, comprising: an articulated support platform for supporting the weight of a child, said articulated support platform being of a width slightly larger than the width of a child\s foot and including a first elongated front footboard having a rearward end and a second elongated

A foot-propelled scooter, comprising: an articulated support platform for supporting the weight of a child, said articulated support platform being of a width slightly larger than the width of a child\s foot and including a first elongated front footboard having a rearward end and a second elongated rearward footboard having a front end and normally positioned in longitudinal alignment with and rearward of said front footboard, and coupling means pivotally connecting said front and rearward footboards generally in an end-to-end array and defining a pivot point; said coupling means including a forward turning plate and a rearward turning plate positioned in generally horizontal alignment with each other and pivotally connected to each other, said forward turning plate having a hollow front head spaced forwardly of said rearward turning plate for snugly receiving the rearward end of said front footboard and said rearward turning plate having a hollow rearward head spaced rearward of said hollow front head for snugly receiving the front end of said rearward footboard, one of said turning plates being generally U-shaped in cross-section as viewed longitudinally and having a bifurcated slide plate extending between and positioned in general horizontal alignment with said forward and rearward hollow heads, said bifurcated slide plate having a pair of generally horizontal arms, the other of said turning plates having a general horizontal tongue slidably positioned between said arms and extending between said forward and rearward hollow heads, said tongue being positioned in general horizontal alignment with said rearward footboard and said forward footboard, and coupling pin means spaced between the forward and rearward footboards for pivotally connecting said arms to said tongue, said coupling pin means extending below the level of said rearward footboard and defining said pivot point; wheel means secured to the underside of said articulated support platform and spaced from said coupling means, said wheel means including at least one wheel secured to the underside of said front footboard and at least one wheel secured to the underside of said rearward footboard; and steering means operatively connected to said front footboard for remotely and arcuately maneuvering said front footboard generally in a horizontal plane about said pivot point, said steering means including a generally upright cab having storage means, said storage means including a plurality of vertically spaced shelves defining storage compartments for carrying objects and a top generally covering said storage compartments, each of said shelves having a rearward upright abutment plate for preventing the objects carried on said shelves from falling off during acceleration and deceleration of said scooter; and illuminating means including first and second generally red reflectors secured to one of said rEarward upright abutment plates on opposite sides of said articulated support platform, said red reflectors facing generally rearwardly and being positioned at a location in which no more than one of said red reflectors is optically blocked by the child during propulsion of said scooter, at least one white reflector secured to the front of said cab and facing generally forward, a battery-powered illuminating lamp secured to and positioned above the top of said cab, and at least one battery connected to said illuminating lamp and seated on one of said storage compartments adjacent one of said rearward upright abutment plates.