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US 5,669,617 AGranted
Children's stake wagon
AssigneeRadio Flyer Inc.
InventorsAntonio James Pasin, Joseph Gerald Lucey, Jerry Alan Weber
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AssigneeRadio Flyer Inc.
InventorsAntonio James Pasin, Joseph Gerald Lucey, Jerry Alan Weber
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A children's stake wagon having a horizontally disposed surface for supporting a child in the wagon, and surrounding front, rear and side walls. These walls define openings in their top edges which provide access to pockets formed in the respective walls. Stakes form upwardly extending side, front and rear wall extensions having legs removably received in these pockets. The extensions preferably comprise a plurality of horizontally disposed spaced-apart rail sections. Vertically extending spaced-apart sections include upper portions interconnecting the respective rails and lower portions defining the legs receivable within the pockets. Additional legs have hooked ends receivable within additional pockets to hold the stakes in position on the wagon.
A children's wagon comprising a horizontally disposed supporting surface and front, rear and side walls at the perimeter of said surface, said walls defining top edges, openings defined by said walls extending downwardly from said top edges to form pockets within said walls, and stakes forming upwardly extending extensions for said walls removably mounted on said top edges, said stakes including downwardly extending legs receivable within said pockets, said stakes comprising four stakes including a stake positioned at the front and rear of the wagon and a side stake positioned at each side of the wagon, vertically disposed opposite ends defined by each stake, and interlocking means for connecting the ends of the stakes at the front and rear of the wagon with the adjacent ends of stakes at the sides of the wagon, said interlocking means including an upper extension and a lower extension formed on one stake end and a lip formed on an adjacent stake end receivable between said extensions whereby lateral forces applied to the lip are resisted by one of said upper and lower extensions.
A children's riding vehicle comprising a supporting surface, openings defined adjacent at least some perimeter portions of said surface, means forming pockets extending downwardly from said openings, upwardly extending stakes removably mounted on said surface, said stakes including downwardly extending legs receivable within said pockets for securing said stakes in place relative to said surface, at least some of said stakes comprising one-piece molded plastic parts including a first portion and at least one end portion pivotally attached to the first portion, said end portion being pivoted into a position approximately perpendicular to the first portion when a stake is mounted on said vehicle, and said end portion being adapted for pivoting into a substantially horizontal position when the stake is separated from said vehicle for packaging and storage, a living hinge being formed between said first portion and said end portion to achieve the pivotal attachment, at least one of said stakes including an integrally molded L-shaped leg having a hooked end, and at least one of said pockets being shaped to receive said hooked end to thereby assist in holding said at least one of said stakes in place relative to said surface.
A vehicle according to claim 15 including a handle pivotally attached at the front of the vehicle and wheels mounted at the sides of the vehicle, said handle being pivotable from a location extending over said supporting surface to a position beneath the supporting surface and between said wheel, and including interlocking means defined by said handle and by said wagon body for holding the handle in position beneath the supporting surface.
A children's riding vehicle comprising a supporting surface, openings defined adjacent at least some perimeter portions of said surface, means forming pockets extending downwardly from said openings, upwardly extending stakes removably mounted on said surface, said stakes including downwardly extending legs receivable within said pockets for securing said stakes in place relative to said surface, said stakes comprising four stakes including a stake positioned at the front and rear of the vehicle and a side stake positioned at each side of the vehicle, vertically disposed opposite ends defined by each side of the vehicle, vertically disposed opposite ends defined by each stake, and interlocking means for connecting the ends of the stakes at the front and rear of the vehicle with the adjacent ends of stakes at the sides of the vehicle, said interlocking means including an upper extension and a lower extension formed on one stake end and a lip formed on an adjacent stake end receivable between said extensions whereby lateral forces applied to the lip are resisted by one of said upper and lower extensions.
A children's riding vehicle comprising a supporting surface, openings defined adjacent at least some perimeter portions of said surface, means forming pockets extending downwardly from said openings, upwardly extending stakes removably mounted on said surface, said stakes including downwardly extending legs receivable within said pockets for securing said stakes in place relative to said surface, at least some of said stakes comprising one-piece molded plastic parts including a first portion and at least one end portion pivotally attached to the first portion, said end portion being pivoted into a position approximately perpendicular to the first portion when a stake is mounted on said vehicle, and said end portion being adapted for pivoting into a substantially horizontal position when the stake is separated from said vehicle for packaging and storage, a living hinge being formed between said first portion and said end portion to achieve the pivotal attachment, said stakes including front, rear, and side stakes positioned at the front, rear, and sides of the vehicle, each of said front and rear stakes having a vertical recess formed on opposite sides thereof and each of said side stakes having a vertical tang at each end thereof receivable within one of said vertical recesses.
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