A motorized scooter cart system is a system that enables a user to comfortably move around while transporting objects or people. The system may include a scooter deck, at least one scooter wheel, a linkage arm, at least one seat assembly, a handlebar assembly, and a pushcart. The scooter deck is designed to support the weight of the user so that the user can freely maneuver the pushcart. The at least one scooter wheel provides the translational force necessary to move the present invention. The linkage arm enables the coupling of the scooter deck to the pushcart. The linkage arm also facilitates the maneuvering of the pushcart. The at least one seat assembly enables the user to comfortably seat while maneuvering the pushcart. The pushcart enables the transportation of objects or people mounted onto the pushcart. Finally, the handlebar assembly enables the control of the pushcart by the user.

Provided is a vehicle including a handle part that includes a handle, what is connected to be steerable by the handle, a rear wheel connected to a pedal, and a frame part that connects what is described above and the rear wheel, in which the frame part is expandable and contractible between a first position in which a movement of what is described above is permitted, and a second position in which a movement of what is described above is restricted.

A transport for transporting a transport good and/or a person. Therein, a storage space formed in a body of the transport for receiving the transport good as well as a standing and/or seating surface for the person are provided, wherein a cover is displaceable with respect to the body and/or the storage space, which closes the storage space in a first position and exposes it in a second position, wherein the cover has a retaining mechanism for the person, which is disposed above the standing and/or seating surface in the second position for retaining the person. The disclosure also relates to a method of operating a transport means as well as a transport system having multiple transport means movable independently of each other.

A transport for transporting a transport good and/or a person. Therein, a storage space formed in a body of the transport for receiving the transport good as well as a standing and/or seating surface for the person are provided, wherein a cover is displaceable with respect to the body and/or the storage space, which closes the storage space in a first position and exposes it in a second position, wherein the cover has a retaining mechanism for the person, which is disposed above the standing and/or seating surface in the second position for retaining the person. The disclosure also relates to a method of operating a transport means as well as a transport system having multiple transport means movable independently of each other.

A kickstand (17) and bike comprising such a kickstand. The kickstand comprises a base (18) connected or connectable to a bike frame (2); a stand (19) movable relative to the base between a standing position and a retracted position; and a latch (20) latching the stand in the standing position. The latch is pivotable about a horizontal rotational latch axis (R.sub.L) between a latching position and a release position.

A railway vehicle includes two axles with wheels at ends thereof, and a frame rotatably supporting the axles. A seat is carried on the frame adjacent to pedals which are coupled to at least one of the wheels, typically through one of the axles. A battery and electric motor are configured to also supply power. The electric motor is adjustable to deliver controllable amounts of electric power to drive the wheels, separate from or in addition to pedal power delivered to the wheels. A trailer accessory can be towed on the rails by the vehicle. A turntable is provided with rail segments thereon, rotatable relative to a base, and with ramps on at least one end of each rail segment alignable with left and right rails of the railway. Vehicles can roll up the ramps onto the rail segments and then pivot 180° for operation in a reverse direction.

A bicycle includes a frame and a bottom bracket inserted in a housing made in the frame, and has a column, on the head portion of which a saddle is inserted; a headstock that supports a handlebar; a connecting longitudinal member of a bottom portion of the column with the headstock; and a first reinforcing longitudinal member mechanically connected at a first end thereof to the headstock and at a second end thereof to the column. The connecting longitudinal member has, in a first portion close to the junction with the column, a loading section shaped to support the loading of objects or other material, and the housing of the bottom bracket is at a section of the intermediate column between the head portion and the bottom portion.

A bicycle includes a frame and a bottom bracket inserted in a housing made in the frame, and has a column, on the head portion of which a saddle is inserted; a headstock that supports a handlebar; a connecting longitudinal member of a bottom portion of the column with the headstock; and a first reinforcing longitudinal member mechanically connected at a first end thereof to the headstock and at a second end thereof to the column. The connecting longitudinal member has, in a first portion close to the junction with the column, a loading section shaped to support the loading of objects or other material, and the housing of the bottom bracket is at a section of the intermediate column between the head portion and the bottom portion.

Presented are adaptive propulsion assist systems and control logic for manually-powered vehicles, methods for making/using such systems, and intelligent electric scooters with distributed sensing and control-loop feedback for adaptive e-assist operations. A method for regulating a propulsion assist system of a manually-powered vehicle includes a vehicle controller detecting a user contacting the vehicle's handlebar, responsively receiving sensor signals indicative of a user-applied force to the handlebar, and then determining a net user-applied force based on the handlebar force and user-generated forces applied to the scooter deck. The vehicle controller also receives sensor signals indicative of the vehicle's current acceleration, and determines therefrom a pitch angle of the surface on which the vehicle moves. Responsive to the net force being greater than zero and the pitch angle being greater than a calibrated threshold angle, the controller commands the traction motor to increase motor torque output by a calibrated force gain increment.

Presented are adaptive propulsion assist systems and control logic for manually-powered vehicles, methods for making/using such systems, and intelligent electric scooters with distributed sensing and control-loop feedback for adaptive e-assist operations. A method for regulating a propulsion assist system of a manually-powered vehicle includes a vehicle controller detecting a user contacting the vehicle's handlebar, responsively receiving sensor signals indicative of a user-applied force to the handlebar, and then determining a net user-applied force based on the handlebar force and user-generated forces applied to the scooter deck. The vehicle controller also receives sensor signals indicative of the vehicle's current acceleration, and determines therefrom a pitch angle of the surface on which the vehicle moves. Responsive to the net force being greater than zero and the pitch angle being greater than a calibrated threshold angle, the controller commands the traction motor to increase motor torque output by a calibrated force gain increment.