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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2021
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Matthew B. Staal, Torrance, CA (US);
Jackie P. Porchay, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael Jin Kim, Long Beach, CA (US);
Ming Hsein Lee, Taichung, TW;
Ding Jong Chou, Taichung, TW;
Sheng Yu Huang, Taichung, TW;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A compact personal transport device convertible between a riding configuration and a stowed configuration is described. In one embodiment, a steering assembly for the compact personal transport device includes a telescopic steering shaft, a neck disposed at a top of the telescopic steering shaft, and a rotatable collar connected via a rotation mechanism to the neck. A handlebar is secured to the rotatable collar and the steering assembly also includes a handlebar latching mechanism. In a locked configuration, the handlebar latching mechanism secures the rotatable collar from being rotated. In an unlocked configuration, the handlebar latching mechanism permits the rotatable collar to rotate relative to the neck.