Inventors:
Philippa Garner - Santa Fe NM, US
International Classification:
B62M001/00
Abstract:
Scooter stabilizing systems and method. A foot scooter can be adapted with a stabilizing mechanism secured to hardware associated with the upper assembly of a scooter in front of a user at a location about knee high from the base on the frame. The stabilizing mechanism can include a knee support that can accept and hold a user's knee and provide stability to the user. The knee support can be mounted to the frame associated with the upper assembly of a scooter. A knee support can include a padded receiver, adjustment mechanism and guide. The knee support can be provided in the form of a cup, bowl or depression suitably sized to receive a user's knee. A padded receiver can be integrated with the knee support and can include a resilient material, such as foamed rubber padding. The padded receiver will preferably be designed of materials that can accept and firmly hold a user's knee in place within the knee support. The adjustment mechanism can include a quick release mechanism that can allow a user to easily loosen and move (e.g., move upward and downward) the knee support along the upper assembly associated with the scooter. A guide can also limit the Knee support's movement. The guide can provide upper and lower limits for movement of the knee support, and can also be adapted to limit or prevent the knee support from turning away from it normal position, which would be generally facing toward the user.