Children's ride-on vehicle
A children's ride-on vehicle includes a vehicle body comprising a substantially rectangular shape, a steering wheel, a front wheel assembly, a steering column, and a seat located above a storage compartment. The steering wheel has a substantially rectangular shape. The seat comprises a flat panel. The plane of the seat is coplanar with the top surface of the vehicle body. The vehicle comprises a connecting frame. The connecting frame is telescopically connected to the vehicle body. The vehicle comprises a removably connected cleaning attachment. The vehicle can be converted to a piece of luggage.
1. A children's ride-on vehicle comprising:
a vehicle body;
a steering wheel;
a front wheel assembly comprising front wheel assembly wheels adapted to contact a floor surface;
a shaft connecting the steering wheel to the front wheel assembly;
a seat;
a connecting frame;
a cleaning attachment removably connected to the connecting frame; and
drive wheels adapted to contact the floor surface;
wherein the vehicle body comprises a rectangular shape having a top surface defining a top surface plane and a bottom surface defining a bottom surface plane;
wherein the vehicle body comprises a storage compartment beneath the seat;
wherein the front wheel assembly is rotatably mounted to the vehicle body; and
wherein the front wheel assembly comprises a circular plate located in a position coplanar with the bottom surface plane of the vehicle body and within the bottom surface of the vehicle body;
wherein the cleaning attachment comprises a plate having a planar lower surface and an upper surface comprising a mounting bracket having a mounting groove configured to receive and attach to a lower side of the connecting frame; and
wherein the vehicle is configured so the planar lower surface of the cleaning attachment contacts the floor surface during operation of the vehicle.
2. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the steering wheel has a rectangular shape.
3. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein the steering wheel is symmetrical in two planes.
4. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the seat comprises a flat panel defining a seat plane, and wherein the seat is located on the top surface of the vehicle body.
5. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the seat comprises a plurality of anti-slip elements.
6. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 4 , wherein the seat plane and the top surface plane have a parallel configuration.
7. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the seat consists essentially of a flat panel defining a seat plane, and wherein the seat plane and the top surface plane have a coplanar configuration.
8. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the top surface of the vehicle body comprises two recessed portions separated by a longitudinal portion of the vehicle body having an upper longitudinal portion surface; and wherein the upper longitudinal portion surface is coplanar with the top surface of the vehicle body.
9. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein the shaft is located in the upper longitudinal portion surface of the vehicle body.
10. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein the vehicle comprises a speed knob assembly located in the upper longitudinal portion surface of the vehicle body between the shaft and the seat.
11. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises a speed knob assembly comprising:
a maximum speed limiting mechanism comprising a ring-shaped bezel defining a knob opening; and
a knob located in the knob opening.
12. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein the knob comprises a knob protrusion, wherein the maximum speed limiting mechanism comprises a circular groove, the circular groove being configured to allow the knob protrusion to move while the knob is rotated, and the circular groove comprising a limiting protrusion to stop the knob protrusion.
13. The children's ride-on vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the connecting frame is telescopically attached to the vehicle body, and wherein the connecting frame is configured so that the vehicle may be converted to a piece of luggage upon removal of the cleaning attachment from the connecting frame.
14. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the vehicle is configured so that a user can install and remove the steering wheel and shaft without tools.
15. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 14 , wherein the storage compartment is configured to store at least one of the steering wheel, shaft, cleaning attachment, and mounting bracket.
16. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cleaning attachment is wider than the vehicle body.