Patent ID: 7357206
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A child's riding vehicle comprising a vehicle body adapted to carry a child, wheels coupled to the vehicle body, a motor drivingly coupled to the wheels, a battery package for powering the motor, and a battery retainer assembly which retains the battery in a storage location on the vehicle body; the battery retainer assembly comprising: a clamp movable relative to the vehicle body between a clamped condition whereat it clamps the battery in the storage location and a released condition whereat it allows removal of the battery from the storage location; and a separate locking tab movable relative to the vehicle body between a locked position whereat it locks the clamp in the clamped condition and an unlocked position whereat it allows the clamp to be moved to the released condition; wherein the clamp has a first end section pivotally coupled to the vehicle body and a second end section; wherein, when the clamp is in its clamped condition and the locking tab is in its locked position, the locking tab captures the second end section of the clamp to hold the clamp in the clamped condition.