Patent ID: 7568538

Claim:
A children's ride-on vehicle assembly, comprising: a children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a body having at least one seat sized for a child; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, wherein the plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel and at least one steerable wheel; a steering assembly comprising a steering mechanism adapted to receive steering inputs from a child sitting on the at least one seat, and a steering linkage adapted to convey the steering inputs to the at least one steerable wheel; a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive the rotation of the at least one driven wheel, wherein the drive assembly comprises: a motor assembly comprising at least one electric motor, a speed control assembly, and a battery assembly adapted to selectively energize the motor assembly and including at least one rechargeable battery and a charging connection electrically connected to the at least one rechargeable battery; and a battery charging assembly, comprising: an adapter body configured to convert a source current to a charging current suitable to charge the at least one battery; a charger cord extending from the adapter body and terminating within a charging connector housing, wherein the charging connector housing is configured to directly engage the charging connection of the battery assembly to establish an electrical connection between the adapter body and the at least one battery; and at least one protective element configured to reduce backflow current from the battery assembly in the entirety of the charger cord, wherein the at least one protective element is enclosed within the charging connector housing.