Latch assemblies and children's products that include latch assemblies
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B62D-025/12
B62B-009/00
출원번호
US-0064735
(2013-10-28)
등록번호
US-9027685
(2015-05-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Howell, William R.
Gromek, Christopher G.
출원인 / 주소
Mattel, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
DASCENZO Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
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1인용 특허 :
75
초록▼
Latch assemblies and children's products that include the latch assemblies are disclosed herein. The children's products may include a children's ride-on vehicle. The children's ride-on vehicle may include a vehicle body, a plurality of wheels, and a hinged assembly that is coupled to the vehicle bo
Latch assemblies and children's products that include the latch assemblies are disclosed herein. The children's products may include a children's ride-on vehicle. The children's ride-on vehicle may include a vehicle body, a plurality of wheels, and a hinged assembly that is coupled to the vehicle body. The hinged assembly may include a base member, a hinged member, and a latch assembly that is configured to selectively retain the hinged assembly in a closed orientation. The latch assembly may include a female member, a male member that is configured to be selectively interconnected with the female member, and a guide structure. The guide structure may be configured to direct the male member and the female member into an aligned orientation from which the male member may be received within the female member.
대표청구항▼
1. A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body including a seat sized for a child;a plurality of wheels operatively coupled to the vehicle body; anda hinged assembly coupled to the vehicle body, the hinged assembly comprising: a base member;a hinged member, wherein the base member and t
1. A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body including a seat sized for a child;a plurality of wheels operatively coupled to the vehicle body; anda hinged assembly coupled to the vehicle body, the hinged assembly comprising: a base member;a hinged member, wherein the base member and the hinged member collectively define a pinch-relief hinge that is configured to permit limited translation of the hinged member relative to the base member when the hinged member is near a closed orientation, wherein the limited translation includes translation among a plurality of relative orientations between a pinch-relieving orientation and the closed orientation; anda latch assembly configured to selectively retain the hinged member in the closed orientation, the latch assembly comprising: a female member;a male member configured to be selectively interconnected with the female member; anda guide structure configured to direct the male member and the female member into an aligned orientation from which the male member may be received within the female member, wherein the guide structure is sized to preferentially direct the male member toward the female member when the hinged member is in each of the plurality of relative orientations. 2. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 1, wherein the guide structure is fixed relative to the female member and extends from the female member. 3. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 1, wherein the guide structure includes a divergent wall structure and an open passage along a portion of the divergent wall structure. 4. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 1, wherein the guide structure generally defines a generally linear channel with an open end and a closed end. 5. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 4, wherein the closed end generally defines a funnel. 6. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 4, wherein the generally linear channel defines a longitudinal axis, and further wherein the generally linear channel is sized to permit the male member to translate freely therewithin along the longitudinal axis. 7. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 1, wherein the male member generally defines an at least partial toroidal shape. 8. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 1, wherein the female member generally defines a passage configured to selectively receive the male member. 9. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 8, wherein the male member has at least one dimension that is greater than a corresponding dimension of the passage. 10. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 8, wherein the female member includes a lip that defines the passage. 11. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 8, wherein the male member is configured to compress relative to the passage when the male member is received by the female member. 12. A children's ride-on vehicle, comprising: a vehicle body including a seat sized for a child;a plurality of wheels operatively coupled to the vehicle body; anda hinged assembly coupled to the vehicle body, the hinged assembly comprising: a base member;a hinged member, wherein the base member and the hinged member collectively define a hinge; anda latch assembly configured to selectively retain the hinged member in a closed orientation, the latch assembly comprising: a female member;a male member configured to be selectively interconnected with the female member, wherein the female member defines a passage that is configured to receive the male member; anda guide structure configured to direct the male member and the female member into an aligned orientation from which the male member may be received within the passage, wherein the guide structure extends from the female member, wherein the guide structure defines a channel with an open end and a closed end, and further wherein the closed end is defined by a partial funnel. 13. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 12, wherein the female member generally defines a passage configured to selectively receive the male member. 14. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 13, wherein the male member has at least one dimension that is greater than a corresponding dimension of the passage. 15. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 13, wherein the female member includes a lip that defines the passage. 16. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 13, wherein the male member is configured to compress relative to the passage when the male member is received by the female member. 17. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 12, wherein the channel defines a longitudinal axis, and further wherein the channel is sized to permit the male member to translate freely therewithin along the longitudinal axis. 18. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 12, wherein the hinge defines a pinch-relief hinge. 19. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 18, wherein the pinch-relief hinge is configured to permit limited translation of the hinged member relative to the base member when the hinged member is in a closed orientation, wherein the limited translation includes translation among a plurality of relative orientations between a pinch-relieving orientation and the closed orientation, and further wherein the guide structure is sized to preferentially direct the male member toward the female member when the hinged member is in each of the plurality of relative orientations. 20. The children's ride-on vehicle of claim 12, wherein the hinge is configured to permit limited longitudinal translation of the hinged member relative to the base member.
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