Patent ID: 6042148
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A63G,B60R,B62K

Abstract:
A child's ride-on vehicle having a chassis, a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted on the chassis, and a steering mechanism operatively coupled to the wheels, the vehicle comprising:a channel formed within the chassis and including a plurality of spaced-apart ridges and depressions;a molded plastic footrest extending from the chassis, the footrest having a body portion that telescopes at least partially within the channel and an end portion, the footrest being laterally slidable between a retracted position wherein the body portion is situated substantially within the chassis, and an extended position wherein at least part of the body portion is laterally disposed with respect to the chassis, wherein in the extended position the end portion is a greater lateral distance from the chassis than when the end portion is in the retracted position; anda detent mechanism adapted to releasably retain the footrest in the retracted position and the extended position, wherein the detent mechanism releasably retains the footrest in the extended and the retracted positions by sequentially engaging the ridges and depressions as the body portion of the footrest is laterally slid within the channel.