Patent ID: 8193943
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A handheld charge indicator assembly for use with a children's ride-on vehicle having a driven wheel, an electric motor adapted to drive rotation of the driven wheel, a battery assembly including a socket and configured to selectively energize the electric motor to drive rotation of the driven wheel, an electrical cable for transmission of electrical power from the battery assembly to the electric motor, and a plug connected to the electrical cable, wherein the socket is configured to selectively receive the plug, the handheld charge indicator assembly comprising: a body sized to be held in a hand of a user; an electronic circuit housed within the body and adapted to detect an input voltage to the electronic circuit from the battery assembly of the children's ride-on vehicle; an indicator electrically coupled to the electronic circuit and configured to output an output signal representative of the input voltage when the indicator is activated by the electronic circuit; and a battery connector electrically coupled to the electronic circuit and configured to selectively and directly engage the socket of the battery assembly of the children's ride-on vehicle only when the plug is not received by the socket and to establish an electrical connection between the battery assembly and the electronic circuit.