Ridable vehicle and assembly method

Abstract

A child's ridable vehicle is disclosed which includes generally first and second body portions with proximal ends overlapped and secured at alignment apertures to a frame of the vehicle. The second body portion overlaps the first body portion at still portions of each which are inverted U-shaped sections overlapped on the frame. The second body portion has a unitary post bushing passing through the alignment aperture in the first body portion and into an aperture in the frame to be secured by a threaded fastener and this locates both body portions relative to each other and to the frame. The two body portions may be assembled by placing them at a wide angle V and nesting them together then straightening out the two parts to be in common plane and mating them with the frame with a threaded fastener inserted through the frame and securing the two overlapped body portions to the frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A child's ridable vehicle comprising, in combination; first and second complementary plastic body portions;   one of said body portions being the front and the other of said body portions being the rear of a body for a child's vehicle;   a frame including first and second longitudinal frame members each with an intermediate portion;   first and second inverted generally U-shaped sill portions on said first body portion adapted to overlie the intermediate portion of said first and second longitudinal frame members, respectively;   first and second inverted generally U-shaped sill portions on said second body portion adapted to overlap and be complementary to said first body portion sill portions;   an alignment aperture in each said sill portion; and fasteners securing said overlapped sill portions to said frame at said alignment apertures.   
     
     
       2. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 1, including a unitary post on each of said sill portions of said second body portion, and said posts being received in said alignment apertures of said first body portion. 
     
     
       3. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 1, including a seam edge on each of said body portions; and said fasteners securing said overlapped sill portions to said frame with said seam edges of said first and second body portions closely adjacent.   
     
     
       4. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said body portions overlap; and a part of said first body portion closely overlying the proximal end of said second body portion.   
     
     
       5. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 4, including a hook on said proximal end of said second body portion; a part of said frame engaged by said hook; and   said part of said first body portion closely overlying said hook to retain said hook on said frame.   
     
     
       6. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 1, including a floor pan on one of said body portions with a hook on one end thereof; a transverse member in said frame; and   said hook disposed on said transverse member to support said one end of said floor pan from said frame.   
     
     
       7. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 6, including U-shaped transverse members supported by said frame longitudinal members; and grooves in said floor pan receiving said U-shaped transverse members for support of said floor pan from said frame. .Iadd.   
     
     
       8.  A child's ridable vehicle comprising: a frame on which wheels are affixed;   first and second complimentary plastic body portions;   one of said body portions being the front and the other of said body portions being the rear of a body for a child's vehicle;   first and second inverted generally U-shaped sill portions on said first body portion;   first and second inverted generally U-shaped sill portions on said second body portion, in which the inverted U-shape has a bight of the U which is generally flat, horizontal and is complimentary to and laps over a respective one of said first and second sill portions on said first body portion;   alignment apertures in each said sill portion whereby fasteners installed through said alignment apertures in said overlapped sill portions of said body portions serve to locate said first body portion relative to said second body portion; and   locators on said first and second body portions for locating said body portions relative to said frame and fasteners for securing said body portions to said frame. .Iaddend. .Iadd.   
     
     
       9.  A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 8, including a unitary post on each of said sill portions of said second body portion, each said unitary post being a post bushing having one of said alignment apertures therein, and said posts on said second body portion being received in said alignment apertures of said first body portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd. 
     
     
       10.  A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 8 including a seam edge on each of said body portions, in which said seam edges of said first and second body portions are closely adjacent when said body portions are located relative to one another with said first and second sill portions on said second body portion overlapping the respective first and second sill portions on said first body portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd.11. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 8 wherein said body portions overlap at proximal ends; and a part of said first body portion closely overlies the proximal end of said second body portion. .Iaddend. .Iadd.12. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 11 including a hook on said proximal end of said second body portion; a part of said frame engaged by said hook; and   said part of said first body portion closely overlying said hook to retain said hook on said frame. .Iaddend. .Iadd.13. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 8, including a floor pan on one of said body portions with a hook on one end thereof;   a transverse member in said frame; and   said hook disposed on said transverse member to support said one end of said floor pan from said frame. .Iaddend. .Iadd.14. A ridable vehicle as set forth in claim 13, including U-shaped transverse members supported by said frame longitudinal members; and   grooves in said floor pan receiving said U-shaped transverse members for support of said floor pan from said frame. .Iaddend.