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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2022
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Nicholas P. Ziraldo, Powell, OH (US);
Matthew B. Staal, Torrance, CA (US);
Michael Jin Kim, Long Beach, CA (US);
Jackie P. Porchay, Torrance, 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 latching mechanism for the compact personal transport device includes a frame post attached internally to the personal transport device and a seat post including an opening on one side. The seat post fits onto the frame post. The latching mechanism also includes a latch spring that extends outwards from one side of the frame post in an extended position and retracts inside the frame post in a retracted position. The latch spring extends through the opening in the seat post when the seat post is attached to the frame post and the latch spring is in the extended position to mechanically lock the seat post to the frame post.