Owner Mattel, Inc.

Inventors Reynolds, Jeffrey W.; Drosendhal, Steven Robert

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2006210920

PCT Pub. Number WO2006/083842

Priority 11/341,034 27.01.06 US; 60/649,702 02.02.05 US

Filing date 31 January 2006

Wipo publication date 10 August 2006

Acceptance publication date 10 September 2009

B60K 1/00 (2006.01) Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units in vehicles

B60K 6/00 (2006.01) Arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion, e.g. hybrid propulsion systems comprising electric motors and internal combustion engines

H02J 7/00 (2006.01) Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries

H02K 5/10 (2006.01) Casings - affording protection from ingress, e.g. of water, of fingers

H02K 5/12 (2006.01) Casings - specially adapted for operating in liquid or gas

H02K 7/10 (2006.01) Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with the machine, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motor or auxiliary dynamo-electric machine - Structural association with clutches, brakes, gears, pulleys, mechanical starters