Motor mount assembly

In a children's riding vehicle having a frame, wheels rotatably mounted on the time, plural driven gears and an output gear non-rotatably connected to at least one of the vehicle's wheels, a gear box housing and motor mount assembly comprising:

• an enclosure for non-rotatably holding an electric motor for driving the gears, the enclosure including
• a first half defining a first cavity for receiving the motor;
• and
• a second half defining a second cavity, wherein the second half is connectable to the first half for defining an enclosure for substantially encasing the motor and holding the same non-rotatably therein, the motor having a shaft extending outwardly from the motor mount and a pinion non-rotatably mounted thereon for driving the vehicle's gears, and further wherein the enclosure is non-rotatably mountable in the vehicle.

A motor mount for use in a children's riding vehicle having a gear box, for non-rotatably holding an electric motor in the gear box, comprising:

• a holder on the gear box defining a cavity;
• a first half;
• and
• a second half hingedly connected to the first half,
• wherein the halves are closeable and define a clam shell-like enclosure for substantially enclosing the motor, and wherein when the halves are closed the mount defines a generally elongate cylindrical enclosure, and further wherein the enclosure is non-rotatably mountable in the holder.