Patent ID: 8141668

Claim:
A drive assembly for a children's ride-on vehicle, the drive assembly comprising: a motor assembly including at least one motor having a rotatable output shaft; a battery assembly configured to provide power to the motor assembly, wherein the battery assembly includes at least one battery; and an electrical circuit coupling the battery assembly to the motor assembly, the electrical circuit having a first configuration, in which the output shaft rotates at a first speed, and a second configuration, in which the output shaft rotates at a second speed, wherein the electrical circuit includes a speed-changing switch operable by a user and a circuit-configuring switch operable by the speed-changing switch, the circuit-configuring switch has a first operating state, in which the electrical circuit is configured in the first configuration, and a second operating state, in which the electrical circuit is configured in the second configuration, and the speed-changing switch is coupled to the circuit-configuring switch and operable for changing the operating state of the circuit-configuring switch.