Patent ID: 7413041

Claim:
A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a body having at least one seat for a child; a battery-powered motor assembly, wherein the battery-powered motor assembly comprises: a motor housing; an electric motor disposed within the motor housing; and at least one noise-suppression device that is within the motor housing and adapted to reduce electromagnetic noise, wherein the motor is a permanent magnet direct current motor having a rated power of less than one horsepower, a rated rpm of greater than 6000 rpm, and a rated torque of less than 700 mN·m; at least one user input device adapted to actuate the battery-powered motor assembly; a steering assembly including a steering mechanism adapted to receive steering inputs from a child sitting on the at least one seat; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel adapted to be rotationally driven by the battery-powered motor assembly and at least one steerable wheel adapted to receive steering inputs from the steering assembly; and a battery assembly adapted to provide power to the battery-powered motor assembly.