A children's ride-on vehicle (10). The ride-on vehicle (10) includes a frame (12) adapted to support a child, and a drive assembly (230) with a battery-powered motor assembly (236). The ride-on vehicle further includes one or more steerable wheels (16) and one or more driven wheels (24). In some embodiments, the ride-on resembles a full-size motorcycle. In some embodiments, the ride-on vehicle includes a free-floating wheel (15), which is unbiased and travels within a defined range of positions with respect to the ride-on vehicle's frame as external forces are imparted to the wheel (15). In some embodiments, the ride-on includes a high-speed switch (358) positioned for momentary high-speed travel of the ride-on vehicle (10) and a user-manipulable portion (220) may be provided to enable a child to select such a high-speed configuration. In some embodiments, the ride-on vehicle (10) includes a simulated shock absorber (310) and/or a passenger sidecar (412). Finally, in some embodiments, the ride-on (10) may include wheel assemblies (380) that simulate inflatable wheels.

Children's ride-on vehicle

The present invention is a pawl latch (100) which is adapted to be mounted to a first member, such as a closure panel (30) of drawer face plate for releasably retaining the closure panel against an enclosure. The latch has spring-assisted engagement and disengagement of its pawl with the edge of an enclosure opening against which the pawl operates. This results in spring-assisted inject and eject functions for connecting and disconnecting any associate backplane connection.

Latch with bail-type mounting

Ride-on toy vehicle

A mechanical assist apparatus is provided for biasing an access cover relative to a housing. The mechanical assist apparatus comprises a user-engageable lever, an arm rotatably coupled to the user-engageable lever at a first joint, and a sled rotatably coupled to the arm at a second joint offset from the first joint, wherein the sled comprises a biasing member.

Low profile mechanical assist hood latch

A chassis for a child's electric car formed as one unit comprising a front portion, a middle portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a rectangular plate extending to the front and provided with chambers for lodging a battery to power a motor and a musical IC chip and a control plate behind the rectangular plate provided with a hole for fixing a steering wheel unit and a lateral groove in the bottom for placing a front wheel shaft, the middle portion having a foot plate to support two legs of a driver and the rear porton having four compartments, a lateral elongate groove for placing a rear wheel shaft, a lengthwise groove for laying electric wires and an extra compartment for lodging a motor to drive the wheels.

Chassis for child's electric cars

A dashboard assembly is provided to allow unitary vehicle body construction and to provide a dashboard which extends rearward over a floor pan area of a children's ride-on vehicle. The dashboard assembly, or mounting structure, includes a ledge which is integrally formed and recessed in the vehicle body and includes slots formed therein. An abutment structure is provided and surrounds the ledge and the vehicle body. The dashboard structure is constructed to rest on the ledge and has tangs thereon which are receivable in the slots formed in the ledge and abutment structure. An abutment-contacting structure is located on the dashboard structure and contacts the abutment structure to maintain the dashboard in the desired location.

Lawrence R. Harrod

Papers

Ride-on toy vehicle

Dashboard assembly for children's ride-on-vehicle

Three wheel ATV toy

Children's ride-on toy vehicle

Fire truck toy vehicle