Children's ride-on vehicles having improved shifter assemblies

Details Children's ride-on vehicles having improved shifter assemblies Children's ride-on vehicles having improved shifter assemblies

2006-04-24

2009-02-10

Ellis, Christopher P (Department: 3618)

Motor vehicles

Power

Electric

C074S47100R

Reexamination Certificate

active

07487850

ABSTRACT:
Children's ride-on vehicles having improved shifter assemblies. The vehicles include a drive assembly comprising a velocity control assembly that selectively configures the drive assembly within a plurality of drive configurations and which includes a switch assembly adapted to be selectively configured between a plurality of velocity settings. Each velocity setting configures the drive assembly to a predetermined drive configuration. The velocity control assembly may include an actuator assembly that receives user inputs via a shifter handle moveable between a plurality of shift positions along a plurality of shift paths. Each shift position configures the switch assembly to a particular velocity setting. At least two of the shift paths have non-linear relative orientations. In some embodiments, the actuator assembly includes a biasing mechanism, which urges the shifter handle towards a selected shift position, and/or a restraining mechanism, which selectively prevents the shifter handle from being moved to a selected shift position.

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