Abstract: A concave, multi-planed scooter for performing riding tricks having handles attached to at least one end of the scooter's generally concave riding platform for a person, who is supported by the platform and riding the scooter, to hold onto. The handles are angled such that a rider's feet are placed properly for a well-centered riding position. The improved scooter has a wheel assembly attached to the underside of the platform beam in a directional aligmnent that provides the various planar surfaces of the riding platform with relatively wider or relatively tighter turning radii. Moreover, the wheel assembly may be mounted by a pinion nut system that allows the scooter ease in steering and includes an adjustment lock-nut for tight or loose steering. The two center wheel assemblies may be mounted on wedge-shaped spacers that position the wheel assemblies away from the underside of the platform beam for better stability and shock absorption.

Abstract: A multi-planed scooter for imaginative riding play having a deeply concave riding platform molded of lightweight polypropylene plastic or like material. The riding platform is formed by joining three sections having wide riding surfaces with tongue and groove assembly. Terminal riding surfaces include molded handle and decelerator portions. All riding surface sections have structural reinforcement channels and molded wheel assembly portions that cover the axle and minimize the risk of injury to very young riders' fingers. The youth scooter is smaller in length than higher-performance multi-planed scooters and has wheels that are lighter, larger in diameter, and wider than wheels generally used on higher-performance skateboards and scooters.