Abstract: Various electric scooter docking stations are described herein. In some embodiments, the electric scooter docking stations facilitate collection, movement, and/or storage of the electric scooters in a compact, elegant, and efficient configuration. For example, the electric scooter docking stations can be configured to take advantage of a unique shape of an electric scooter, providing the storage and positioning of many electric scooters in a compact area. Also, the electric scooter docking stations can be simple structures that facilitate self-powered movement of electric scooters within the electric scooter docking stations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 14, 2020
Date of Patent:
March 22, 2022
Assignee:
NEPTUNE SCOOTERS
Inventors:
Forrest Jean North, Javier Gonzalez Carracelas, Ricardo Abdiel Mora Gonzalez, Steven Thomas Snyder, Michelle Valerie Carlomusto, Justin David Almeleh, Matthew Coleman Tindall, Ana Gabriela Costilla Gonzalez, Federico Vorrath Sepúlveda, Ernesto Alejandro Cantu Zamarrón, David Osman Doluca, Erik Daryl Aylen, Kyle Allen Hartelt
Abstract: A high-density bike rack system includes a rack structure including: a first side configured to releasably engage a first bicycle, and a second side configured to releasably engage a second bicycle. A vertical displacement structure is configured to vertically offset at least one portion of the first bicycle with respect to at least one portion of the second bicycle.