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A folding scooter has an unfolded position, suitable for riding the scooter, and a folded position, suitable for storing the scooter. The folding scooter includes a folding mechanism that has a spring-loaded pin.

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1. A folding scooter comprising: a deck;a front frame member pivotally connected to the deck, the front frame member having a leading end and a trailing end, the trailing end of the front frame member having a first outer plate and a second outer plate;a middle plate connected to and extending from

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A folding scooter comprising: a deck;a front frame member pivotally connected to the deck, the front frame member having a leading end and a trailing end, the trailing end of the front frame member having a first outer plate and a second outer plate;a middle plate connected to and extending from a front end of the deck, the middle plate being received between the first outer plate and the second outer plate;a central opening provided in the middle plate, the first outer plate, and the second outer plate;a central bolt passing through the central openings in the middle plate, the first outer plate and the second outer plate to connect the middle plate and the first and second outer plates;a first guide slot, in the middle plate, having a first end terminating in a folded lock hole and a second end terminating in an unfolded lock hole;a first guide opening in the first outer plate and the second outer plate;a spring-loaded pin being inserted through the first guide opening in the first outer plate, the first guide slot in the middle plate, and the first guide opening in the second outer plate, a first portion of the spring-loaded pin having a diameter sized to pass through the first guide slot as the spring-loaded pin moves between the first and second lock holes, a second portion of the spring-loaded pin having a diameter larger than the width of the first guide slot and sized to fit within the first lock hole to lock the front frame member in a first position and to fit within the second lock hole to lock the front frame member in a second position;a second guide slot in the middle plate, the central opening being positioned between the first guide slot and the second guide slot;a second guide opening in the first outer plate and the second outer plate;a guide bolt being inserted through the second guide opening in the first outer plate, the second guide slot in the middle plate, and the second guide opening in the second outer plate;a head tube connected to a front end of the front frame member;a front wheel connected to the head tube; anda back wheel connected to the deck. 2. The folding scooter of claim 1, further comprising a handlebar shaft connected to the head tube, wherein the folding scooter has an unfolded position in which the handlebar shaft extends upwards and is substantially perpendicular to the deck, and a folded position in which the handlebar shaft rests substantially parallel to the deck. 3. The folding scooter of claim 1, wherein the spring-loaded pin comprises a cylindrical housing having a passage defined therethrough, and a plunger that is received within the passage of the cylindrical housing. 4. The folding scooter of claim 3, wherein the plunger comprises an outer end that passes through the first guide opening of the first outer plate, and a disk-shaped back. 5. The folding scooter of claim 3, wherein the plunger comprises a shaft that is configured to pass through any of the first guide slot, the folded lock hole and the unfolded lock hole. 6. The folding scooter of claim 3, wherein the cylindrical housing is configured to not be able to pass through the first guide slot, but does fit into each of the folded lock hole and the unfolded lock hole. 7. The folding scooter of claim 3, wherein a portion of the cylindrical housing is configured to fit into each of the folded lock hole and the unfolded lock hole, and another portion of the cylindrical housing is configured to not fit into each of the folded lock hole and the unfolded lock hole. 8. The folding scooter of claim 3, further comprising a compression coil spring configured to cause the cylindrical housing to automatically engage one of the folded lock hole and the unfolded lock hole. 9. A folding scooter comprising: a deck;a front frame member having a leading end and a trailing end, the front frame member being pivotally connected to the deck by a folding mechanism having a spring-loaded pin, the folding mechanism having a first guide slot, a second guide slot opposing the first guide slot, and a central opening between the first and second guide slots;the first guide slot being configured between first and second lock holes, the first and second lock holes having a diameter larger than the width of the first guide slot,a first portion of the spring-loaded pin having a diameter sized to pass through the first guide slot as the spring-loaded pin moves between the first and second lock holes, a second portion of the spring-loaded pin having a diameter larger than the width of the first guide slot and sized to fit within the first lock hole to lock the folding mechanism in a first position and to fit within the second lock hole to lock the folding mechanism in a second position;a central bolt passing through the central opening;a guide bolt passing through and positioned moveable within the second guide slot;a head tube connected to a front end of the front frame member;a handlebar shaft connected to the head tube;a front wheel connected to the head tube; anda back wheel connected to the deck. 10. The folding scooter of claim 9, wherein the folding scooter has an unfolded position in which the handlebar shaft extends upwards and is substantially perpendicular to the deck, and a folded position in which the handlebar shaft rests substantially parallel to the deck. 11. The folding scooter of claim 9, further comprising: a middle plate connected to and extending from a front end of the deck;wherein the trailing end of the front frame member comprises a first outer plate and a second outer plate, and the middle plate is received between the first outer plate and the second outer plate. 12. The folding scooter of claim 11, wherein the middle plate, the first outer plate, and the second outer plate each include a central axis opening, wherein the central axis openings align when the middle plate is received between the outer plates, and a central bolt passes through the aligned central axis openings to connect the middle plate and the outer plates. 13. The folding scooter of claim 12, wherein the middle plate includes the second guide slot, the outer plates each include a second guide opening, and the guide bolt is inserted and connected through the second guide bolt openings and the second guide slot. 14. The folding scooter of claim 12, wherein the middle plate includes the first guide slot having the folded lock hole and the unfolded lock hole, each of the outer plates having a first guide opening, the spring-loaded pin being inserted and connected through the first guide openings and the first guide slot.