ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,922, issued on June 24, was assigned to The Radio Flyer Co. (Chicago).
"Scooter folding mechanism" was invented by Jason Fitzwater (Chicago) and Collin Ostergaard (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding mechanism for a scooter to transition the scooter from a use position to a folded position. The folding mechanism has an upper housing connected to a steering tube of the scooter, and a lower housing operably secured to a fork of the scooter and pivotally secured to the upper housing about a folding axle. A lever is pivotally attached to the folding axle and operates to move a locking clamp from an unlocked position to a loc...