Upper door attachment for a utility terrain vehicle
AssigneeSt. Anthony, LLC
InventorsDan B. Thomas, Eric B. Nelson, Marc J. Stephenson, Cole P. Tomadakis
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Abstract
A system that secures an upper door of a UTV or other vehicle to the vehicle and enables the ready removal and storage of the upper door from the vehicle employs magnets. A first set of magnets is carried by the upper door. A second set of magnets, which is attracted to the first set of magnets, is carried directly or indirectly by the vehicle, such as by a filler panel secured to the vehicle. Methods of deploying and securing an upper door in place and at least partially removing the upper door are also disclosed.
Claims10
An apparatus for removably attaching an upper door to a vehicle, comprising:
- a filler panel securable to the vehicle adjacent to a location where the upper door is attachable to the vehicle;
- a first magnet having a first polarity attached to the filler panel at a first location on the filler panel;
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- a second magnet having a second polarity opposite the first polarity, the second magnet being attached to the upper door at a second location on the upper door, the second location positionable adjacent to the first location to enable the second magnet on the upper door to magnetically attach to the first magnet at the first location on the filler panel,
- a bottom portion of the upper door being securable to a lower door of the vehicle by snaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.