Transformable ride-on vehicle
AssigneeHuffy Corporation
InventorsDonald K. Jessie, JR., Jordan Schank
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Abstract
A ride-on vehicle includes a main chassis and a plurality of wheels connectable to the main chassis. The main chassis includes a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion. The front chassis portion is movable relative to the rear chassis portion between a nested state and an expanded state. The main chassis has a volume in the nested state that is less than a volume of the main chassis when in the expanded state. The ability to transform the main chassis of the ride-on vehicle provides many benefits to shipping, storing, and displaying the ride-on vehicle to and at retail outlets.
Claims23
A ride-on vehicle, comprising:
- a main chassis having a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion;
- and
- a plurality of wheels, at least one wheel being connectable to the front chassis portion and at least one wheel being connectable to the rear chassis portion,
- wherein the front chassis portion is movable relative to the rear chassis portion between a nested state and an expanded state, the main chassis having a volume in the nested state that is less than a volume in the expanded state.
A method of packaging a ride-on vehicle, the ride-on vehicle comprising a main chassis having a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion, the front chassis portion being movable relative to the rear chassis portion between a nested state and an expanded state, the main chassis having a volume in the nested state that is less than a volume in the expanded state, the method comprising:
- providing the main chassis in the nested state;
- and
- placing the main chassis in a package when in the nested state,
- wherein the volume of the package is smaller than the volume of a package that contains the main chassis when in the expanded state.
A method of shipping a ride-on vehicle, the ride-on vehicle comprising a main chassis having a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion, the front chassis portion being movable relative to the rear chassis portion between a nested state and an expanded state, the main chassis having a volume in the nested state that is less than a volume in the expanded state, the method comprising:
- at a first location, placing the ride-on vehicle in a package when the main chassis is in the nested state;
- and
- moving the package from the first location to a second location while the main chassis is in the nested state.
A method of assembling a ride-on vehicle, the ride-on vehicle comprising a main chassis having a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion, the front chassis portion being movable relative to the rear chassis portion between a nested state and an expanded state, the main chassis having a volume in the nested state that is less than a volume in the expanded state, the method comprising:
- moving the main chassis from the nested state to the expanded state;
- and
- connecting at least one wheel to the front chassis portion and connecting at least one wheel to the rear chassis portion.
A product for storage or display at a retail outlet, comprising:
- a box;
- and
- a ride-on vehicle contained in the box, the ride-on vehicle comprising:
- a main chassis having a front chassis portion and a rear chassis portion;
- and
- a plurality of wheels, at least one wheel connectable to the front chassis portion and at least one wheel connectable to the rear chassis portion,
- wherein the front chassis portion is movable relative to the rear chassis portion between a nested state and an expanded state, the main chassis having a volume in the nested state that is less than a volume in the expanded state, and
- wherein the main chassis is in the nested state when contained in the box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.