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Embodiments herein provide a kick scooter comprising of 4 main assemblies: a center deck, a front wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, and a handle assembly, where these 4 assemblies have means to be easily and quickly separated from, and attached to, each other. The scooter allows the user to col

Embodiments herein provide a kick scooter comprising of 4 main assemblies: a center deck, a front wheel assembly, a rear wheel assembly, and a handle assembly, where these 4 assemblies have means to be easily and quickly separated from, and attached to, each other. The scooter allows the user to collapse the whole scooter into a compact volume so that it can be carried in a small backpack and be able to be reassembled for use in a few seconds and without any tools.

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1. A kick scooter, comprising: a first wheel assembly having a first body and a first wheel;a second wheel assembly having a second body and a second wheel;a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user, the deck having first and second end portions;a handle assembly coupled to the firs

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A kick scooter, comprising: a first wheel assembly having a first body and a first wheel;a second wheel assembly having a second body and a second wheel;a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user, the deck having first and second end portions;a handle assembly coupled to the first wheel assembly and configured to be grasped by the user while operating the kick scooter;a first receiving hole on either the first body of the first wheel assembly or the first end portion of the deck;a second receiving hole on either the second body of the second wheel assembly or the second end portion of the deck;a first locking member extending from either the first end portion of the deck or the first body of the first wheel assembly and configured to engage with the first receiving hole to releasably secure the first wheel assembly to the deck so that the first wheel assembly may be uncoupled from the deck by disengaging the first locking member from the first receiving hole;a second locking member extending from either the second end portion of the deck or the second body of the second wheel assembly and configured to engage with the second receiving hole to releasably secure the second wheel assembly to the deck so that the second wheel assembly may be uncoupled from the deck by disengaging the second locking member from the second receiving hole;wherein the first body of the first wheel assembly includes a first recess, and the second body of the second wheel assembly includes a second recess;a first guide bushing coupled to the first end portion of the deck adjacent the first locking member and configured to interact with the first recess of the first wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the first wheel assembly with the deck; anda second guide bushing coupled to the second end portion of the deck adjacent the second locking member and configured to interact with the second recess of the second wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the second wheel assembly with the deck. 2. The kick scooter of claim 1, wherein the first locking member and second locking member each includes a pin and a plunger coupled to the pin, the plunger biased in an extended position, in which the plunger extends radially from the pin, to engage the locking member with the receiving hole, and the plunger configured to be selectively retracted to disengage the locking member from the receiving hole. 3. The kick scooter of claim 1, wherein the first end portion of the deck and the first locking member are substantially identical to the second end portion of the deck and the second locking member, respectively, so that the first wheel assembly may be coupled to either the first end portion or the second end portion of the deck, and the second wheel assembly may be coupled to either the first end portion or the second end portion of the deck. 4. The kick scooter of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first wheel assembly and second wheel assembly include a secondary support surface that is substantially aligned with the upper surface of the deck and configured to support a foot of the user. 5. The kick scooter of claim 1, wherein no linear dimension of the first wheel assembly, the second wheel assembly, or the deck exceeds twelve inches. 6. The kick scooter of claim 1, wherein the handle assembly is configured to be releasably coupled to the first wheel assembly, the handle assembly including a post that extends upward when the kick scooter is assembled and one or more grip portions coupled to the post, the grip portions configured to be grasped by the user while standing on the deck; wherein the handle post includes three or more telescoping segments, including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, the post being adjustable between a retracted position, in which the first segment is substantially disposed within the second segment and the second segment is substantially disposed within the third segment, and an extended position in which the first segment substantially extends from the second segment and the second segment substantially extends from the third segment. 7. A kick scooter, comprising: a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user, and the deck including first and second end portions;a front wheel assembly coupled to the first end portion of the deck and including a first body and a handle base;a rear wheel assembly coupled to the second end portion of the deck and including a second body;wherein the first body of the front wheel assembly includes a first recess, and the second body of the rear wheel assembly includes a second recess;a first guide bushing coupled to the first end portion of the deck adjacent the first locking member and configured to interact with the first recess of the front wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the front wheel assembly with the deck;a second guide bushing coupled to the second end portion of the deck adjacent the second locking member and configured to interact with the second recess of the rear wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the rear wheel assembly with the deck; anda handle assembly releasably coupled to the handle base of the front wheel assembly, the handle assembly including a post extending upward from the handle base and first and second grip portions coupled to a top end portion of the post and configured to be grasped by the user while operating the scooter, the post including three or more telescoping segments, including a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment, the post being adjustable between a compressed position, in which the first segment is substantially disposed within the second segment and the second segment is substantially disposed within the third segment, and an extended position in which the first segment substantially extends from the second segment and the second segment substantially extends from the third segment. 8. The scooter of claim 7, wherein a bottom end portion of the post includes a hole, and wherein the handle base includes a plunger biased in an extended position to extend through the hole in the bottom end portion of the post to releasably secure the post to the front wheel assembly, the plunger being retractable by the user to allow the post to be uncoupled from the front wheel assembly. 9. The scooter of claim 7, wherein the post is releasably secured in the extended position by one or more spring-loaded pins coupled to a lower end of the first segment that extend through one or more holes at an upper end of the second segment, and one or more spring-loaded pins coupled to a lower end of the second segment that extend through one or more holes at an upper end of the third segment. 10. The scooter of claim 9, wherein the second segment further includes one or more holes in a middle portion of the second segment configured to receive the one or more spring-loaded pins of the first segment to allow the post to be releasably secured in an intermediate position in which a length of the post is shorter than the length of the post in the extended position and longer than the length of the post in the compressed position. 11. The scooter of claim 7, wherein the front wheel assembly includes a front wheel, and wherein the handle assembly is operatively coupled to the front wheel when the handle assembly is coupled to the front wheel assembly, so that rotating the handle assembly causes rotation of the front wheel, and wherein the first segment includes a first longitudinal groove that engages with a second longitudinal groove of the second segment to prevent rotation of the first segment with respect to the second segment. 12. The scooter of claim 11, wherein the third segment includes a guide pin that engages with the second longitudinal groove of the second segment to prevent rotation of the second segment with respect to the third segment. 13. The scooter of claim 7, wherein the grip portions of the handle assembly include first and second grip portions coupled to a handle head on the top end portion of the post and configured to rotate between an operating position, in which the grip portions are substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the post, and a storage position, in which the grip portions are oriented substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the post, and the handle head including: a compression spring having a first pin coupled to a first end of the spring and a second pin coupled to a second end of the spring, the first pin configured to extend through a hole in the first grip portion to releasably secure the first grip portion in the operating position, and the second pin configured to extend through a hole in the second grip portion to releasably secure the second grip portion in the operating position; anda release member having slanted surfaces that, when the release member is depressed, push on slanted surfaces of the first pin and second pin to retract the first pin and the second pin from the respective holes in the first grip portion and second grip portion, thereby allowing the first and second grip portions to rotate to the storage position. 14. The scooter of claim 7, further comprising: a first receiving hole in the front wheel assembly; a second receiving hole in the rear wheel assembly;a first locking pin extending from the first end portion of the deck and configured to engage with the first receiving hole to releasably couple the front wheel assembly to the deck; anda second locking pin extending from the second end portion of the deck and configured to engage with the second receiving hole to releasably couple the rear wheel assembly to the deck. 15. The scooter of claim 14, wherein no linear dimension of the front wheel assembly, rear wheel assembly, or deck exceeds twelve inches, and wherein a length of the handle assembly does not exceed twelve inches when the post is in the retracted position. 16. A kick scooter, comprising: a deck having an upper surface configured to support a user and having first and second end portions;a front wheel assembly coupled to the first end portion of the deck and having a first body and a front wheel;a rear wheel assembly coupled to the second end portion of the deck and having a second body and a rear wheel;wherein the first body of the front wheel assembly includes a first recess, and the second body of the rear wheel assembly includes a second recess;a first guide bushing coupled to the first end portion of the deck adjacent the first locking member and configured to interact with the first recess of the front wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the front wheel assembly with the deck;a second guide bushing coupled to the second end portion of the deck adjacent the second locking member and configured to interact with the second recess of the rear wheel assembly to maintain alignment of the rear wheel assembly with the deck;a handle assembly coupled to the front wheel assembly, the handle assembly having a post extending from the front wheel assembly, a handle head at a top end of the post, and first and second grip portions coupled to the handle head, the first and second grip portions each having a hole and configured to rotate between an operating position, in which the first and second grip portions are oriented substantially horizontally when the kick scooter is upright, and a storage position, in which the first and second grip portions are oriented substantially vertically when the kick scooter is upright, and the handle head including:a compression spring having first and second ends;a first pin coupled to the first end of the spring and having a first notch with a first slanted surface, the first pin configured to extend through the hole in the first grip portion to releasably secure the first grip portion in the operating position, a second pin coupled to the second end of the spring and having a second notch with a second slanted surface, the second pin configured to extend through a hole in the second grip portion to releasably secure the second grip portion in the operating position; and a release member having third and fourth slanted surfaces that, when the release member is depressed, push on the first and second slanted surfaces of the first pin and second pin, respectively, to retract the first pin and the second pin from the respective holes in the first grip portion and second grip portion, thereby allowing the first and second grip portions to rotate to the storage position. 17. The kick scooter of claim 16, wherein the handle head includes a housing, and the release member and compression spring are disposed within the housing, and the handle assembly further comprising a button coupled to the release member and extending from the housing, the button configured to depress the release member when the button is depressed. 18. The kick scooter of claim 16, wherein the handle post includes a top segment, a middle segment, and a bottom segment, the post being adjustable between a compressed position, in which the top segment is substantially disposed within the middle segment and the middle segment is substantially disposed within the bottom segment, and an extended position in which the top segment substantially extends from the middle segment and the middle segment substantially extends from the bottom segment. 19. The kick scooter of claim 16, wherein the handle assembly is configured to be releasably coupled to the front wheel assembly.