US 12,257,492 B2
Transportation device with pivoting axle
Mark Timothy Kortschot, Unionville (CA)
Assigned to Leverage Design Ltd., Unionville (CA)
Filed by Leverage Design Ltd., Unionville (CA)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/160,913.
Application 18/160,913 is a continuation of application No. 17/337,206, filed on Jun. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,565,169.
Application 17/337,206 is a continuation of application No. 16/197,058, filed on Nov. 20, 2018, granted, now 11,033,799, issued on Jun. 15, 2021.
Application 16/197,058 is a continuation of application No. 15/154,486, filed on May 13, 2016, granted, now 10,137,356, issued on Nov. 27, 2018.
Application 15/154,486 is a continuation of application No. 14/251,340, filed on Apr. 11, 2014, granted, now 9,339,720, issued on May 17, 2016.
Application 14/251,340 is a continuation of application No. 13/762,895, filed on Feb. 8, 2013, granted, now 8,695,993, issued on Apr. 15, 2014.
Application 13/762,895 is a continuation of application No. 13/481,636, filed on May 25, 2012, granted, now 8,371,590, issued on Feb. 12, 2013.
Application 13/481,636 is a continuation of application No. 12/399,893, filed on Mar. 6, 2009, granted, now 8,186,693, issued on May 29, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/064,458, filed on Mar. 6, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2023/0415024 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. A63C 17/00 (2006.01); A63C 17/01 (2006.01); A63C 17/04 (2006.01); A63C 17/14 (2006.01); B62K 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63C 17/0073 (2013.01) [A63C 17/00 (2013.01); A63C 17/0093 (2013.01); A63C 17/012 (2013.01); A63C 17/014 (2013.01); A63C 17/04 (2013.01); A63C 17/1418 (2013.01); A63C 2017/1463 (2013.01); B62K 3/002 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A transportation device configured to convey a rider, the transportation device comprising:
a platform configured to support a foot of the rider, the platform extending along a longitudinal axis of the transportation device, the platform comprising a forward portion, an intermediate portion, and a rearward portion, the forward portion having a first width and the rearward portion having a second width, the first width being greater than the second width;
a first front wheel positioned on a first lateral side of the forward portion of the platform and a second front wheel positioned on a second lateral side of the forward portion of the platform such that the forward portion is positioned between the first and second front wheels;
a rear wheel adjacent the rearward portion of the platform, the rear wheel positioned on the longitudinal axis of the transportation device;
an axle mount integral with the forward portion, the axle mount comprising an axle bearing channel and a pivot member, the axle bearing channel having a V-shaped cross-section and extending the first width of the platform; and
an axle connected to the first and second front wheels, the axle located in the axle mount and configured to pivot about the pivot member.