Motor vehicles – Power – Electric
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-31
2009-08-04
Ellis, Christopher P (Department: 3618)
Motor vehicles
Power
Electric
C180S068500, C320S134000, C320S149000, C320S155000, C446S454000, C446S457000, C446S090000, C439S097000, C439S123000, C439S188000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07568538
ABSTRACT:
Battery charging assemblies for children's ride-on vehicles, and children's ride-on vehicles that include the same. The charging assemblies may include a power adapter that is adapted to be electrically connected to a power source, a charger cord, and a charging connector that is adapted to electrically interconnect with the rechargeable battery of the ride-on vehicle. The battery charging assemblies further include at least one protective element to prevent or significantly reduce backflow current from the battery into the battery charging assembly. The protective element may be located in the charging probe or at any point along the charger cord of the battery charging assembly. The protective element may include any suitable current-limiting or current-interrupting device. Examples of such current limiting devices include, without limitation, a fuse, a circuit breaker, an anti-backflow diode, and a resettable fuse such as a positive temperature coefficient resistor (PTC resistor).
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Drosendahl Steven Robert
Michalak Stephen J.
Reynolds Jeffrey W.
Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
Ellis Christopher P
Mattel Inc.
Meyer Jacob
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