Patent ID: 6973987

Claim:
A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a body having at least one seat for a child and a battery compartment adapted to receive a battery assembly, wherein the battery compartment includes an aperture sized to permit a battery assembly to be selectively inserted into and removed from the battery compartment, and further wherein the battery compartment includes a distal region that is spaced apart from the aperture; a battery-powered motor assembly; 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; a battery assembly adapted to provide power to the battery-powered motor assembly; and a battery retainer assembly adapted to selectively retain the battery assembly within the battery compartment, the battery retainer assembly comprising: a retaining member comprising: a base portion adapted to selectively engage a distal surface of the battery assembly; and a retaining portion coupled to the base portion and adapted to selectively obstruct removal of the battery assembly from the battery compartment through the aperture, wherein the retaining member is adapted to be selectively moved between at least a first position, in which the base portion extends generally between the aperture and the distal region of the battery compartment and the retaining portion is positioned to permit the battery assembly to be removed from the battery compartment through the aperture, and a second position, in which the base portion is moved generally away from the aperture relative to the first position and the retaining portion is positioned to obstruct removal of the battery assembly from the battery compartment through the aperture.