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A tandem scooter for allowing two people to ride comfortably on one scooter. The tandem scooter includes a wheel assembly including front, middle, and rear wheels members, and also including front, middle, and rear wheel axles upon which the front, middle, and rear wheel members are mounted; and als

A tandem scooter for allowing two people to ride comfortably on one scooter. The tandem scooter includes a wheel assembly including front, middle, and rear wheels members, and also including front, middle, and rear wheel axles upon which the front, middle, and rear wheel members are mounted; and also includes a deck assembly including a deck being mounted upon the wheel assembly and upon which users stand when using the tandem scooter; and further includes a handle assembly being attached to the wheel assembly and to the deck assembly; and also includes a deck support frame being attached to the deck and to the handle assembly; and further includes a brake assembly being attached to the handle assembly and being engagable to the front wheel member.

대표청구항 ▼

1. A tandem scooter comprising:a wheel assembly including front, middle, and rear wheels members, and also including front, middle, and rear wheel axles upon which said front, middle, and rear wheel members are mounted, said wheel assembly further including an inverted U-shaped bracket member upon w

1. A tandem scooter comprising:a wheel assembly including front, middle, and rear wheels members, and also including front, middle, and rear wheel axles upon which said front, middle, and rear wheel members are mounted, said wheel assembly further including an inverted U-shaped bracket member upon which said front wheel axle is mounted, and further including a middle wheel bracket member to which said middle wheel axle is mounted; and also including a rear wheel bracket member to which said rear wheel axle is mounted; and further including front, middle, and rear fender members being securely disposed about said front, middle, and rear wheel members and being mounted to respective said U-shaped, middle wheel, and rear wheel bracket members;a deck assembly including a deck being mounted upon said wheel assembly and upon which users stand when using said tandem scooter, said deck including front, middle, and rear portions, and also including a top surface, said deck assembly further including non-slip sheets of material being securely disposed upon said front and rear portions and upon said top surface of said deck, said deck assembly also including a middle wheel opening being disposed through said middle portion of said deck, and further including a rear wheel opening being disposed through said rear portion of said deck, said middle wheel and rear wheel bracket members being securely attached to said deck;a handle assembly being attached to said wheel assembly and to said deck assembly;a deck support frame being attached to said deck and to said handle assembly; anda brake assembly being attached to said handle assembly and being engageable to said middle wheel member. 2. A tandem scooter as described in claim 1, wherein said handle assembly includes a first base member being attached to said inverted U-shaped bracket member, and also includes a first elongate tubular member being hingedly attached to said first base member and having an open top end and a bore being disposed therein through said open top end and also having holes being disposed through a side wall thereof and into said bore, and also includes a first elongate handle support member being telescopingly and fastenably received in said bore of said first elongate tubular member through said open top end, and further includes a first handlebar member being attached to a top of said first elongate handle support member and having handgrips attached about end portions thereof, and also includes a first sleeve being slidably disposed about said first elongate tubular member and being removably disposed about said first base member to generally lock said first elongate tubular member perpendicularly to said deck, and further includes a reflector member being attached to said first elongate handle support member for reflecting light so that said tandem scooter can be seen even in the dark. 3. A tandem scooter as described in claim 2, wherein said handle assembly further includes a second base member being attached to said middle portion and upon said top side of said deck, and also includes a second elongate tubular member being hingedly attached to said second base member and having an open top end and also having holes being disposed through a side wall thereof, and also includes a second elongate handle support member being telescopingly and fastenably received in said second elongate tubular member through said open top end, and further includes a second handlebar member being attached to a top of said second elongate handle support member and having handgrips being attached to end portions thereof, and also includes a second sleeve being slidably disposed about said second elongate tubular member and being removably disposed about said second base member to generally lock said second elongate tubular member perpendicularly to said deck. 4. A tandem scooter as described in claim 3, wherein said deck support frame includes a pair of elongate frame members being sp aced apart and being attached to said front portion of said deck and being attached to said first base member of said handle assembly. 5. A tandem scooter as described in claim 4, wherein said brake assembly includes a lever support bracket being attached to said first handlebar member, and also includes a brake lever being pivotally attached to said lever support bracket, and further includes a cable being connected to said brake lever, and also includes a scissors-shaped brake member being attached to a bottom side of said deck and being engageable to said middle wheel member and being connected to said cable. 6. A tandem scooter as described in claim 5, wherein said scissors-shaped brake member includes a pair of linkage members being pivotally attached to one another, and also includes pad members being attached to said linkage members and being engageable to said middle wheel member, and further includes a spring being attached to said linkage members. 7. A tandem scooter as described in claim 6, wherein said linkage members have jaw portions being opposedly disposed to one another and to which said pad members are securely attached, said linkage members also having handle portions to which said cable is attached for moving said jaw portions into engagement to said middle wheel member, said spring biasing said jaw portions away from one another and out of engagement with said middle wheel member.