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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2022
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 personal transport device convertible between a riding configuration and a stowed configuration is described. In one embodiment, a rear wheel locking mechanism for the personal transport device includes a bracket having a recess on an underside of the bracket. The recess is configured to mate with a protruding knuckle on a rear wheel arm of the personal transport device. A securing tab is attached to a back end of the bracket at a pivot mechanism. The securing tab includes a top end and a bottom end opposite the top end. The pivot mechanism causing the top end and the bottom end of the release tab to move in opposite directions. The bottom end of the securing tab is configured to engage with a knob on a rear wheel arm of the personal transport device to secure the rear wheel arm in place to prevent linear movement.