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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2023
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Jd Components Co., Ltd., Taichung, TW;
Nicholas P. Ziraldo, Powell, OH (US);
Matthew B. Staal, Torrance, CA (US);
Ming Hsein Lee, Taichung, TW;
Ding Jong Chou, Taichung, TW;
Sheng Yu Huang, Taichung, TW;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
JD COMPONENTS CO., LTD., Taichung, TW;
Abstract
A foldable seat assembly for a personal transport device is described. The seat assembly includes a seat having a seat surface and a seat post attached to an underside of the seat. The seat assembly also includes a latching mechanism having a pivot mechanism, a clamp located above the pivot mechanism, a latch arm attached to the pivot mechanism at a pivot end of the latch arm, a hooked catch disposed at a catch end of the latch arm opposite the pivot end, and a catch receiver associated with the underside of the seat. The catch receiver engages with the hooked catch of the latch arm. When the clamp is in a locked position, the hooked catch exerts a downward clamping force on the catch receiver to secure the seat in a riding configuration so that the seat surface has a horizontal orientation.