ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,178, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Razor USA LLC (Cerritos, Calif.).
"Scooters with retractable supports" was invented by Robert Hadley (Yorba Linda, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variety of scooters are disclosed. In some embodiments, a scooter can include a pivot assembly that allows the scooter to move between a folded and unfolded configuration. The pivot assembly can include a knob that frees a pin from a bracket to allow the scooter to fold. Turing the knob increases compressive forces on elements of the pivot assembly to reduce rattling noise and wobbling movement when the scooter is in use. Some embodiments of ...