Patent ID: 6508320
Filing Date: 2003-01-21
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
A children's ride-on vehicle, the vehicle comprising:a vehicle body defining a passenger region with a seat adapted to carry a child; a ground traveling structure attached to the body; a drive assembly coupled to drive the ground traveling structure; and a bucket assembly, comprising: an arm assembly coupled to the body, wherein the arm assembly has a contact region with a detent pattern; a bucket coupled to the arm assembly and configured to carry a predetermined amount of load; a handle assembly adapted to move the arm assembly relative to the body, wherein the handle assembly is moveable between a plurality of handle positions, which include a lowered position and at least one raised position, and which coincide with a plurality of arm positions; and a locking portion on the handle assembly, disposed between the body and the arm assembly, which engages the detent pattern of the arm assembly and is adapted to selectively retain the arm assembly in each of the arm positions, wherein the locking portion is configured to release the arm assembly from engagement with the detent pattern for return toward the lowered position when the predetermined amount of load is exceeded.