US 11,919,600 B2
Steering assembly for micromobility transit vehicles
Merric-Andrew Jaranowski French, San Francisco, CA (US); and Andrew Michael Reimer, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Lyft, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/450,116.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/127,659, filed on Dec. 18, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0194511 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. B62K 21/12 (2006.01); B62K 21/02 (2006.01); B62K 21/10 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 21/10 (2013.01) [B62K 21/02 (2013.01); B62K 21/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A micromobility transit vehicle comprising:
a steering assembly comprising,
a fork,
a steer tube extending from the fork and positioned to rotate within a headtube of the micromobility transit vehicle, and
a stiffening brace extending from the fork and positioned about the headtube, the stiffening brace comprising a first engagement surface; and
a stem coupled to the steer tube and the stiffening brace, the stem comprising a second engagement surface complementary to the first engagement surface and engaged with the first engagement surface to rotationally lock the stem and stiffening brace together;
wherein the stem is coupled to the stiffening brace via a slotted hole of the stiffening brace that is shaped to allow for axial adjustment of the stem along the steer tube and relative to the stiffening brace.