Stand for inline scooter having multiple attachment points

Abstract

A support stand for releasably engaging an inline scooter in a plurality of locations, wherein the stand can be engaged with a wheel to maintain the scooter in an upright position, as well as engaging a spaced portion of the scooter such as the upright post to allow unobstructed operation of the scooter. The support stand includes a clip sized to engage the spaced locations of the scooter including the wheel, wherein a base connected to the clip is sized to maintain the scooter in the upright position upon engaging the clip and a wheel.

1 . A stand for supporting an inline scooter in an upright position, the scooter having an upright post and at least one wheel, the stand comprising: 
 (a) a base having a lower around contacting surface and an upper surface;    (b) a resilient clip connected to the base upper surface, the clip having spaced apart mirror image legs extending upward from the upper surface of the base, the spaced legs providing in sequence, 
 i) a first portion defining the entrance to the space therebetween,  
 ii) a second narrowed throat portion sized to engage the legs against the hub of the scooter wheel in the scooter supporting position,  
 iii) a third bulbous portion below the throat sized to accommodate the reception of the upright post between the legs in the scooter operating position, and  
 iv) a fourth wall portion extending to the base, the length of the legs from the base to the throat being substantially equal to the radius of the scooter wheel;  
   (c) the throat and wall portions together comprising a scooter wheel engaging portion sized to releaseably engage the wheel in a scooter supporting position and the bulbous portion sized to releasable engage the post and attach the base to the post in a scooter operating position; and    (d) the base selected to maintain the scooter in an upright position upon the clip releasably engaging the wheel in the scooter supporting position.    
   
   
       2 . (canceled)  
   
   
       3 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein the base has a depending peripheral flange to define a recessed land area.  
   
   
       4 . The stand of  claim 3 , further comprising a user selected indicia in the recessed land area, the indicia being protected from ground contact by the peripheral flange when the clip is attached to the wheel in the scooter supporting position and the indicia being visible and on display when the clip is attached to the post in the scooter operating position.  
   
   
       5 . The stand of  claim 3 , wherein the depending peripheral ground engaging flange has a closed periphery.  
   
   
       6 . The stand of  claim 1 , wherein the base has an oval periphery defined by a major axis and a transverse minor axis, and the minor axis is parallel to an axis of rotation of the wheel in the scooter supporting position.  
   
   
       7 . (canceled)  
   
   
       8 . The stand for supporting an inline scooter of  claim 15 , wherein the raised ground contacting surface is a depending peripheral ground engaging flange on the base lower surface that defines the recessed land area and the user selected indicia positioned in the land area is displayed when the spring clip is in the display position and the indicia is protected from ground contact when the clip is in the scooter supporting position.  
   
   
       9 . (canceled)  
   
   
       10 . (canceled)  
   
   
       11 . A support stand for an inline scooter having a front wheel, a rear wheel and an upright steering post, the stand comprising:  
     (a) a base having a lower surface including a raised peripheral portion, the raised peripheral portions defining a recessed land area therebetween; 
 (b) a resilient spring clip connected to the base, the clip sized to alternately and cooperatively engage one of the front wheel and rear wheel, and the upright steering post to preclude unintended separation;  
 (c) a user selected indicia in the recessed land area;  
 (d) the base defining a sufficient footprint to maintain the inline scooter in an upright position upon the clip engaging one of the front and rear wheel with the raised projections preventing ground contact of the indicia; and  
 (e) the base positioning the indicia in a display position upon the clip engaging the steering post.  
 
   
   
       12 . (canceled)  
   
   
       13 . (canceled)  
   
   
       14 . A support stand for supporting an inline scooter in an upright position, the scooter having a wheel including a wheel hub and an upright steering post and the stand comprising: 
 a) a base having a lower surface;    b) a resilient spring clip connected to the base for alternately and selectively positioning the stand in one of 
 i) a wheel engaging scooter supporting position wherein at least a portion of the base lower surface is in a ground contact position and  
 ii) a steering post engaging position wherein the base lower surface is in a displayed position,  
   c) the clip having spaced apart legs extending upright from the base, the legs formed and together defining 
 i) a wheel receiving portion adjacent the base,  
 ii) a narrowed throat spaced from the base and  
 iii) a bulbous steering post receiving portion intermediate the wheel receiving portion and the throat portion;  
   d) the spring clip in the scooter supporting position receiving the wheel into the receiving portion defined between the spaced apart legs with the narrowed throat engaging the wheel hub and the base lower surface in around contact; and    e) the spring clip in the display position receiving the steering post into the bulbous steering post receiving portion between the legs with the base lower ground contacting surface displayed.    
   
   
       15 . A stand as in  claim 14  comprising 
 a) the base lower surface having a raised ground contacting portion defining a recessed land area;    b) a user selected indicia releaseably retained in the recessed land area; and    c) the spring clip connected to the base being releaseably attachable to one of the steering post and wheel, 
 i) the attachment to the steering post allowing operation of the scooter and positioning the base ground contacting surface in an indicia displayed position and  
 ii) the attachment to the wheel positioning the around contacting portion of the base in around contact in a scooter supporting position with the indicia in the recessed land area being protected from ground contact by the raised around contacting surface.