Patent ID: 6994179

Claim:
A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body having a frame; a seat assembly including a seat adapted to receive at least one child; a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the vehicle body and including at least one driven wheel adapted to be rotationally driven by a drive assembly and at least one steerable wheel adapted to be selectively steered by a child seated on the seat; a drive assembly having a motor assembly adapted to drive the at least one driven wheel and a battery assembly adapted to power the motor assembly; a steering assembly including a steering mechanism coupled to the at least one steerable wheel, wherein the steering mechanism includes a handlebar assembly with a rotatable handgrip adapted to be grasped by a child operating the vehicle to steer the vehicle, and a switch assembly with a switch having a mechanical contact housed within the handlebar assembly and which forms a portion of a wiring harness that selectively interconnects the battery assembly and the motor assembly of the vehicle's drive assembly, wherein the handgrip is selectively rotatable within a range of positions that include an unactuated position, in which the switch is not actuated, and an actuated position, in which the switch is actuated, wherein in the unactuated position, the drive assembly is adapted to drive the vehicle's driven wheels at a first speed, and in the actuated position, the drive assembly is adapted to selectively drive the vehicle's driven wheels at a second speed that is greater than the first speed, wherein the drive assembly is adapted to selectively drive the vehicle in a forward direction and a reverse direction, and further wherein the drive assembly includes a controller that is adapted to restrict driving of the vehicle in the reverse direction at the second speed.