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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Chassis assemblies with repositionable gearbox for children's ride-on vehicles, and assembly methods
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Kevin M. Gastle, Boston, NY (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
Chassis assemblies for children's ride-on vehicles, children's ride-on vehicles including said chassis assemblies, and methods for configuring a children's ride-on vehicle for operation are disclosed. The chassis assembly may include a chassis configured to at least partially define a passenger region sized for a child, a gearbox coupled to the chassis, and an electric motor coupled to the gearbox. The gearbox may be configured to be selectively moved with respect to the chassis, along a path of movement, from a storage configuration to an operating configuration. A greater portion of the gearbox may extend beneath a lower plane defined by the chassis when the gearbox is in the operating configuration than when the gearbox is in the storage configuration.