US 12,296,916 B1
Vehicles, decks for vehicles, and rearward assemblies for vehicles
Ralph Zipper, Melbourne, FL (US); Skyler Olsen, Denver, CO (US); Robert David Glashan, Taitung (TW); and Nicholas Bartolotta, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to Dryft Board LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed by Dryft Board LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/913,716.
Int. Cl. B62K 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 5/06 (2013.01) 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle (10) for riding along a ground surface (12), comprising:
a forward assembly (14) comprising:
a front frame assembly (16);
a steering assembly (18) pivotally supported by the front frame assembly (16); and
a front wheel (20) operably coupled to the steering assembly (18) and positioned to engage the ground surface (12); and
a rearward assembly (22) coupled to and extending rearward from the forward assembly (14), wherein the rearward assembly (22) is configured to be selectively detached from and reattached to the forward assembly (14), and wherein the rearward assembly (22) comprises:
a deck (24) having an upper side (26) for supporting a rider in a standing position, and a lower side (27) opposite the upper side (26); and
a rear wheel assembly (28) operably coupled to the deck (24) and positioned to engage the ground surface (12) when the front wheel (20) engages the ground surface (12);
wherein the forward assembly (14) and the rearward assembly (22) collectively define a quick-disconnect assembly (56) configured to selectively release and secure the rearward assembly (22) from and to the forward assembly (14);
wherein the deck (24) has a forward deck region (34);
wherein the forward assembly (14) comprises:
a deck-receiving bracket (42) operably supported by the front frame assembly (16) and that defines a volume (44) configured to selectively receive the forward deck region (34); and
a lever (58) positioned and configured to be engaged by a user, wherein the lever (58) has an open position (60), in which the quick-disconnect assembly (56) permits the forward deck region (34) to be operably received and removed from the volume (44), and a closed position (62), in which the quick-disconnect assembly (56) restricts the forward deck region (34) from being removed from the volume (44) when the forward deck region (34) is operably received in the volume (44).