Mobility apparatus

US11492030B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. · JP

Inventors

• Michael T. Sailer · Whittier, US
• Mariko K. Schimmel · Rancho Palos Verdes, US
• Thomas Mark Abraham · Brooklyn, US
• Janet The Planet · Los Angeles, US
• Evan ALLEN · New York, US
• Shaye Anna Roseman · New York, US
• Nicholas Michael Machesney · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2019
• Grant date: Nov 8, 2022
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62B5/087
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A mobility apparatus includes a frame, a body surrounding the frame having a front side, a rear side, a top side, a bottom side, and first and second lateral sides, a seat located on the top side of the body, a plurality of wheels attached to the frame, a motor for driving at least one of the plurality of wheels attached to the frame, a battery for supplying electricity to the motor, and a controller for directing movement of the mobility apparatus. The top side of the body includes seats for children to ride the mobility apparatus. The mobility apparatus may also include a tether cord or handrails for directing movement of the mobility apparatus, or the mobility apparatus may follow a transmitter or autonomously drive.