Abstract: A folding vehicle structure includes a frame having a plurality of members. A first member intersects a second member at a first pivot point. A third member, spaced from the first and second members, intersects a fourth member, which is also spaced from the first and second members, at a second pivot point. The frame includes a first cross-member extending between the first and second intersection points. The frame is collapsible.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 9, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 13, 2016
Assignees:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, THEODORE & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Inventors:
Chris P. Theodore, Christopher David Batty, Aaron Matthew Hanson, Stephen Paul Leu, Keith Albert Nagara, Tyler Gregory Rusnak, Gregory VanderVoord