Patent ID: 8262114

Claim:
A tool-less coupling of a child vehicle having a front frame and a rear frame, comprising: a post coupled to one of the front frame or rear frame, the post having an outer surface and a free end; a locking insert having at least one generally flexible tab coupled to the free end of the post such that at least a portion of the at least one flexible tab extends generally outwardly of the outer surface of the post, the at least one flexible tab capable of flexing generally inwardly toward the outer surface of the post; and a head tube coupled to the other of the front frame or rear frame, the head tube including a passageway configured to receive the post therein and a first end having an opening in communication with the passageway and an end surface disposed about the opening, wherein the opening in the first end is sized to cause inward flexing of the at least one flexible tab as the post is inserted through the passageway, and the at least one flexible tab flexes back outwardly after passing through the opening in the first end so that a portion of the at least one flexible tab is adjacent the end surface such that the flexible tab cannot move back through the opening and removal of the post from the head tube is prohibited, thereby coupling the front and rear frames together in a tool-less manner.