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Granted Patent B2
US 12,285,700 · App. 17/693,179 · Granted Apr 29, 2025

Ride on toy vehicle

Inventors: Randall Smock (Redondo Beach, CA); Andrew Malcolm Foster (Ladera Ranch, CA); Rudolph Carruolo (Gardena, CA); Brian P Furutani (Gardena, CA); Jackie P Porchay (Torrance, CA); Robert F Curiel (Corona, CA); Terry L Gasparovic (Torrance, CA); Robert Antonio Rangel (Huntington Beach, CA); Matthew R Cardon (Anaheim, CA)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
A63H17/38A63H17/262A63H29/22
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Patent No.
US 12,285,700
App. No.
17/693,179
Granted
Apr 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A ride on vehicle for a child that includes a vehicle body supported on a plurality of wheels, and electric motor powered by a battery and operatively coupled to at least one drive wheel of the plurality of wheels to propel the vehicle. The vehicle also includes a rod structure arranged at a rear of the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle body, and a lever adapted to be displaced between a first position and a second position to selectively enable or disable a propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor. In the first position of the lever, the vehicle is configured to be propelled by operating the electric motor. In the second position of the lever, the propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor is disabled.

Claims (57)

1. A ride on vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body supported on a plurality of wheels;

an electric motor powered by a battery and operatively coupled to at least one drive wheel of the plurality of wheels to propel the vehicle;

a rod structure arranged at a rear of the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the rod structure is adapted to hold medical equipment; and

a lever adapted to be displaced between a first position and a second position to selectively enable or disable a propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor, wherein

in the first position, the vehicle is configured to be propelled by operating the electric motor, and

in the second position, the propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor is disabled;

a steering lock adapted to be moved to a locked position and an unlock position, wherein

in the locked position, at least one steering wheel is locked in a straight position and a steering of the at least steering wheel is disabled in response to a rotation of the steering handle, and

in the unlock position, the at least one steering wheel is moved in response to the rotation of the steering handle.

2. The ride on vehicle of claim 1 , comprising at least one accelerator pedal adapted to move the vehicle in a forward direction or a rearward direction.

3. The ride on vehicle of claim 1 , wherein

in the first position of the lever, the electric motor is operatively coupled to the at least one drive wheel, and

in the second position of the lever, the electric motor is disengaged from the at least one drive wheel.

4. The ride on vehicle of claim 1 , comprising a safety switch to selectively enable or disable a supply of an electric power to the electric motor.

5. The ride on vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the safety switch is adapted to be displaced between a depressed position and a reset position, wherein the safety switch is moved to:

the depressed position to disable the supply of the electric power to the electric motor, and

reset position to restore the supply of the electric power to the electric motor.

6. The ride on vehicle of claim 1 , comprising a steering handle to steer the at least one steering wheel of the plurality of wheels.

7. The ride on vehicle of claim 1 , comprising a speed control knob adapted to be displaced between a plurality of positions to select a maximum speed of the vehicle.

8. A ride on vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body supported on a plurality of wheels;

an electric motor powered by a battery and operatively coupled to at least one drive wheel of the plurality of wheels to propel the vehicle;

a rod structure arranged at a rear of the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the rod structure is adapted to hold medical equipment;

a lever adapted to be displaced between a first position and a second position to selectively enable or disable a propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor; and

a steering lock adapted to be moved to a locked position and an unlock position to selectively disable or enable a steering of at least one steering wheel of the plurality of wheels in response to a rotation of a steering handle;

in the locked position, the at least one steering wheel is locked in a straight position and a steering of the at least steering wheel is disabled in response to a rotation of the steering handle, and

in the unlock position, the at least one steering wheel is moved in response to the rotation of the steering handle.

9. The ride on vehicle of claim 8 , wherein

in the first position of the lever, the vehicle is configured to be propelled by operating the electric motor, and

in the second position of the lever, the propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor is disabled.

10. The ride on vehicle of claim 9 , wherein

in the first position of the lever, the electric motor is operatively coupled to the at least one drive wheel, and

in the second position of the lever, the electric motor is disengaged from the at least one drive wheel.

11. The ride on vehicle of claim 8 , comprising a safety switch to selectively enable or disable a supply of an electric power to the electric motor.

12. The ride on vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the safety switch is adapted to be displaced between a depressed position and a reset position, wherein the safety switch is displaced to:

the depressed position to disable the supply of the electric power to the electric motor, and

the reset position to restore the supply of the electric power to the electric motor.

13. The ride on vehicle of claim 8 , comprising a speed control knob adapted to be displaced between a plurality of positions to select a maximum speed of the vehicle.

14. A ride on vehicle comprising:

a vehicle body supported on a plurality of wheels;

an electric motor powered by a battery and operatively coupled to at least one drive wheel of the plurality of wheels to propel the vehicle;

a rod structure arranged at a rear of the vehicle and coupled to the vehicle body, wherein the rod structure is adapted to hold medical equipment;

a lever adapted to be displaced between a first position and a second position to selectively enable or disable a propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor;

a steering lock adapted to be moved to a locked position and an unlock position to selectively disable or enable a steering of at least one steering wheel of the plurality of wheels in response to a rotation of a steering handle; and

in the locked position, the at least one steering wheel is locked in a straight position and a steering of the at least steering wheel is disabled in response to a rotation of the steering handle, and

in the unlock position, the at least one steering wheel is moved in response to the rotation of the steering handle;

a speed control knob adapted to be displaced between a plurality of positions to select a maximum speed of the vehicle.

15. The ride on vehicle of claim 14 , wherein

in the first position of the lever, the vehicle is configured to be propelled by operating the electric motor, and

in the second position of the lever, the propelling of the vehicle through the electric motor is disabled.

16. The ride on vehicle of claim 15 , wherein

in the first position of the lever, the electric motor is operatively coupled to the at least one drive wheel, and

in the second position of the lever, the electric motor is disengaged from the at least one drive wheel.

17. The ride on vehicle of claim 14 , comprising a safety switch adapted to be displaced between a depressed position and a reset position to selectively enable or disable a supply of an electric power to the electric motor, wherein the safety switch is displaced to:

the depressed position to disable the supply of the electric power to the electric motor, and

the reset position to restore the supply of the electric power to the electric motor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 11, 2022
From: SMOCK, RANDALL; FOSTER, ANDREW MALCOLM; CARRUOLO, RUDOLPH; FURUTANI, BRIAN P; PORCHAY, JACKIE P; CURIEL, ROBERT F; GASPAROVIC, TERRY L; RANGEL, ROBERT ANTONIO; CARDON, MATTHEW R
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63282855 · Nov 24, 2021
Related Publication 20230158415A1 · May 25, 2023
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