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A folding, portable, ultralight, non motorized scooter comprising an elongated, contoured main body having a forward end, and a rearward end, a generally horizontal stepping platform between a rear wheel and a steerable front wheel, a generally vertical steering assembly rotatably and upwardly conne

A folding, portable, ultralight, non motorized scooter comprising an elongated, contoured main body having a forward end, and a rearward end, a generally horizontal stepping platform between a rear wheel and a steerable front wheel, a generally vertical steering assembly rotatably and upwardly connected to the front wheel; a folding mechanism included between the steering column assembly and the front yoke of the scooter, whereby the steering assembly can be collapsed and secured generally parallel to the stepping platform; a mechanism for braking including a rear wheel mudguard pivotally hinged to the main body at one end and being slidable free within the rear yoke at the opposite end, a set of levers and a brake pad hinged between the rear mud guard and the rear yoke on each of the two sides of the rear wheel, whereby stepping on the mudguard brings the scooter to a stop.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A scooter comprising:a frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending tubular members;a steering column pivotally mounted to forward ends of the tubular members;a front wheel rotatable carried by the steering column;a longitudinally extending platform supported

[ I claim:] [1.] A scooter comprising:a frame including a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinally extending tubular members;a steering column pivotally mounted to forward ends of the tubular members;a front wheel rotatable carried by the steering column;a longitudinally extending platform supported by the tubular members;a rear wheel rotatably mounted between rearward end portions of the tubular members;an elongated mudguard positioned above the rear wheel, the mudguard having a rearward end pivotally connected to the rearward end portions of the tubular members for pivotal movement between a raised position and a lowered position, the mudguard being biased to the raised position and being movable to the lowered position by downward force exerted thereon by a users foot;a pair of brake assemblies positioned along respective lateral sides of the rear wheel, each brake assembly including a rod having an upper end pivotally connected to a respective lateral side of the mudguard;a lever having a lower end pivotally connected to the rearward end portion of a respective tubular member, an upper end of the lever being pivotally connected to a lower end of the rod; anda brake pad attached to a mounting surface formed at the upper end of the lever; whereinpivotal movement of the mudguard to the lowered position forces the brake pads on the pair of brake assemblies to move laterally inward into engagement with respective lateral sides of the rear wheel for braking the scooter; andthe brake assemblies are in a nonbraking mode when the mudguard is in the raised position.