Child's riding vehicle
OwnerEric Fobean, G. Lenoxinventors
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Abstract
A child's riding vehicle includes a shifter (40) for shifting the drive assembly among a forward-high condition, a forward-low condition, and a reverse-low condition. The shifter (40) has a direction switch (72) with a direction switch toggle (102) movable between a forward-direction position and a reverse-direction position and speed switch (74) with a speed switch toggle (108) movable between a high-speed position and a low-speed position. An actuator (76) is movable among a forward-high setting, a forward-low setting, and a reverse-low setting and, during this movement, interacts with the direction switch (72) and the speed switch (74) to shift the drive assembly among the forward-high condition, the forward-low condition and the reverse-low condition.
Claims17
A child's riding vehicle comprising a vehicle body adapted to carry a child, wheels rotatably connected to a drive assembly, the drive assembly for driving the wheels, and a shifter for shifting the drive assembly among:
- a forward-high condition whereat it drives the wheels forward at a high speed, a forward-low condition whereat it drives the wheels forward at a low speed, and a reverse-low condition whereat it drives the wheels in reverse at a low speed;
- the shifter comprising:
- a direction switch including a toggle movable between a forward-direction position and a reverse-direction position, the direction switch being in the forward-direction position when the drive assembly is in the forward-high condition and the forward-low condition, and the direction switch being in the reverse-direction position when the drive assembly is in the reverse-low condition,
- a speed switch including a toggle movable between a high-speed position and a low-speed position, the speed switch being in the high-speed position when the drive assembly is in the forward-high condition, and the speed switch being in the low-speed position when the drive assembly is in the forward-low condition and when the drive assembly is in the reverse-low condition, and
- an actuator interactable with the direction switch and the speed switch and movable among a forward-high setting, a forward-low setting, and a reverse-low setting to shift the drive assembly among the forward-high condition, the forward-low condition and the reverse-low condition, respectively;
- wherein the actuator includes a direction-switch-interacting slot into which the toggle of the direction switch is inserted when it is moved between the forward-direction position and the reverse-direction position and a speed-switch-interacting slot into which the toggle of the speed switch is inserted when it is moved between the high-speed position and the low-speed position.
A child's ride-on vehicle comprising a vehicle body adapted to carry a child, wheels rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and a drive assembly for driving the wheels, the drive assembly including a shifter for shifting among a forward-high condition whereat the wheels are driven forward at a high speed, a forward-low condition whereat the wheels are driven forward at a low speed, and a reverse-low condition whereat the wheels are driven in reverse at a low speed;
- the shifter comprising:
- a direction switch pivotal about a pivot axis between a forward-direction position and a reverse-direction position, the direction switch being in the forward-direction position when the drive assembly is in the forward-high condition and the forward-low condition, and the direction switch being in the reverse-direction position when the drive assembly is in the reverse-low condition;
- a speed switch pivotal about a pivot axis between a low-speed position and a high-speed position, the speed switch being in the low-speed position when the drive assembly is in the forward-low condition and when the drive assembly is in the reverse-low condition, and the speed switch being in the high-speed position when the drive assembly is in the forward-high condition;
- an actuator interacting with the direction switch and the speed switch, and pivotal about a pivot axis among a forward-high setting, a forward-low setting, and a reverse-low setting to place the drive assembly in the forward-high condition, the forward-low condition and the reverse-low condition, respectively;
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- wherein the pivot axis of the direction switch, the pivot axis of the speed switch, and the pivot axis of the actuator are substantially parallel.
A child's ride-on vehicle comprising a vehicle body adapted to carry a child, wheels rotatably connected to a drive assembly, and the drive assembly for driving the wheels, the drive assembly including a shifter for shifting among a forward-high condition whereat the wheels are driven forward at a high speed, a forward-low condition whereat the wheels are driven forward at a low speed, and a reverse-low condition whereat the wheels are driven in reverse at a low speed;
- the shifter comprising:
- a direction switch having a toggle pivotal about a pivot axis between a forward-direction position and a reverse-direction position, the direction switch being in the forward-direction position when the drive assembly is in the forward-high condition and the forward-low condition, and the direction switch being in the reverse-direction position when the drive assembly is in the reverse-low condition;
- a speed switch having a toggle pivotal about a pivot axis between a low-speed position and a high-speed position, the speed switch being in the low-speed position when the drive assembly is in the forward-low condition and when the drive assembly is in the reverse-low condition, and the speed switch being in the high-speed position when the drive assembly is in the forward-high condition;
- an actuator interacting with the direction switch and the speed switch, and pivotal about a pivot axis among a forward-high setting, a forward-low setting, and a reverse-low setting to place the drive assembly in the forward-high condition, the forward-low condition and the reverse-low condition, respectively;
- wherein the actuator includes a direction-switch-interacting slot into which the toggle of the direction switch is inserted when the actuator is moved between from the forward-low setting and the reverse-low setting and from which the toggle of the direction switch is withdrawn when the actuator is moved from the forward-low setting to the forward-high setting;
- wherein the actuator includes a speed-switch-interacting slot into which the toggle of the speed switch is inserted when the actuator is moved between from the forward-low setting and the forward-high setting and from which the toggle of the speed switch is withdrawn when the actuator is moved from the forward-low setting to the reverse-low setting;
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- wherein the actuator must pass through the forward-low setting to move between the reverse-low setting and the forward-high setting whereby the toggle of the direction switch is in the forward-direction position and withdrawn from the direction-switch-interacting slot when the actuator is in the forward-high setting and whereby the toggle of the speed switch is the low-speed position and withdrawn from the speed-switch-interacting slot when the actuator is in the reverse-low setting.
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