Patent ID: 6186256
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: B60R,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
A battery-powered children's ride-on vehicle, comprising:a battery;a rider-support frame adapted for a child, including a plurality of wheels and a battery compartment configured to receive the battery;a drive unit including a battery-powered power source configured to drive one or more of the plural wheels;a battery compartment lid attachable to the battery compartment; anda battery retaining clip coupled to the battery compartment and movable between a locked position in which the clip holds the battery in place, and an unlocked position in which the clip blocks attachment of the battery compartment lid;where the clip engages the battery compartment in a snap-fit coupling when moved from the unlocked position to the locked position, the snap-fit coupling being adapted to retain the clip in the locked position.