Ride On Toy

Abstract

A ride on toy (10) comprising a vehicle body (12) having front and rear wheels (18). A seat (16) is provided on an upper surface of the body (120 on which a child can sit and a cleaning unit (14) is releasably secured to the vehicle body. The cleaning unit (14) is secured to the vehicle body (12) between the front and rear wheels (18) and includes a housing (38) having an internal chamber (46) such that the cleaning unit (14) picks up particulate matter from the floor while the toy (10) is moving and deposits it into the internal chamber (46).

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         22 . A ride on toy comprising:
 a vehicle body having front and rear wheels;   a seat provided on an upper surface of the body on which a child can sit in a position in which the child can propel the vehicle by pushing on the floor; and   a cleaning unit releasably secured to the vehicle body;   wherein the cleaning unit is secured to the vehicle body between the front and rear wheels and includes a housing having an internal chamber such that the cleaning unit picks up particulate matter from the floor while the toy is moving and deposits it into the internal chamber.   
     
     
         23 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 22 , wherein the housing includes an openable cover which may be opened to empty particulate matter from the internal chamber. 
     
     
         24 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 22 , wherein the vehicle body includes a downwardly extending cavity into which is mounted the cleaning unit. 
     
     
         25 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 24 , wherein the vehicle body comprises an upper wall and downwardly extending front, rear and side walls to define the cavity in a lower side of the vehicle body. 
     
     
         26 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 25 , wherein the cavity includes a pair of projections extending downwardly from the upper wall of the body and the housing includes upwardly extending clips having lugs on distal ends to engage into recesses on inner surfaces of the projections in a snap fit manner to locate the housing between the projections. 
     
     
         27 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 22 , wherein the cleaning unit includes a rotating brush such that movement of the vehicle body rotates the brush such that the brush picks up particulate matter from the floor. 
     
     
         28 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 27 , wherein the brush comprises a cylindrical brush mounted for rotation about a central longitudinal axis thereof being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle body. 
     
     
         29 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 28 , wherein the cleaning unit comprises a housing including an upper wall portion, a lower wall portion and an edge wall portion extending between the upper and lower wall portions and wherein the brush is mounted for rotation within an elongate opening extending across the lower wall portion. 
     
     
         30 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 29 , wherein the brush includes a central shaft, ends of which are mounted into holes provided on opposite sides of the edge wall portion. 
     
     
         31 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 30 , wherein the cleaning unit is provided with drive wheels secured adjacent ends of the shaft such that the drive wheels engage with the ground in use and with a further wheel provided on the shaft so that movement of the vehicle body causes rotation of the drive wheels and thereby rotation of the brush about its central longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         32 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 31 , wherein a pair of drive wheels is provided adjacent each end of the shaft on inner sides of the edge wall, each of the drive wheels comprising a disk having a ring with an outer tread secured around a periphery of the disk such that each pair of drive wheels engages with opposed sides of the further wheel. 
     
     
         33 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 30 , wherein the drive wheels are mounted adjacent outer surfaces of the edge wall of the housing and engage with wheels of the ride on ride on toy such that rotation of the wheels causes rotation of the drive wheels and therefore rotation of the brush. 
     
     
         34 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 29 , wherein the cleaning unit includes a vacuum unit mounted within a housing such that the vacuum unit draws air inwardly through an opening in the housing adjacent the floor. 
     
     
         35 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 34 , wherein the vacuum unit includes an electric motor provided to rotate a fan such that air is drawn in through the opening. 
     
     
         36 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 35 , wherein the housing comprises a main body and a nozzle portion, the main body being mounted within a cavity in a lower surface of the body and the nozzle portion extending downwardly and forwardly from the main body and including the opening in a lower end thereof. 
     
     
         37 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 36 , wherein the lower end of the nozzle portion is oriented generally parallel to the ground in use. 
     
     
         38 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 36 , wherein the nozzle portion is removable to allow emptying of the internal chamber of the housing. 
     
     
         39 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 22 , wherein the body includes a leg extending downwardly within the cavity adjacent a rear of the body, the leg including a ground engaging portion extending rearwardly from a lower end thereof. 
     
     
         40 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 27 , wherein the lower wall portion of the housing comprises first and second covers defining the opening and being pivotable between a closed position and an open position such that when moved to the open position particulate matter captured within the chamber may fall outwardly from the housing. 
     
     
         41 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 34 , wherein the seat includes a seat cover pivotally mounted to the upper wall such that the seat cover is pivotable between a closed position in which a recess in the upper wall is closed off and an open position in which the recess is accessible. 
     
     
         42 . The ride on toy in accordance with  claim 41 , wherein a pressure switch is provided beneath the seat cover such that the pressure switch disconnects power to the vacuum unit when pressure is released from the seat cover so that the vacuum unit is automatically switched off when a child is not sitting on the seat.