Off-road vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsLee M. Clark, Owen J. Dickinson, Aaron D. Deckard, Evan R. Wozniak
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Abstract
A vehicle shown herein is a side by side utility vehicle having a skid plate positioned beneath a frame, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the skid plate extends upward above a lowermost portion of the frame. The vehicle may further or alternatively include a brake and steering mount coupled to the frame, at least one tie down integrated into the frame, at least on deflection shield positioned between a radiator of the vehicle and a seating area of the vehicle, a floor having at least one channel, and/or a propeller shaft accessible through a console of the floor of the vehicle.
Claims12
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a body supported by the frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear wheels;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- a cab frame positioned over the seating area;
- and
- a skid plate positioned beneath the frame, wherein at least a portion of an edge of the skid plate extends upward above a lowermost portion of the frame,
- wherein a portion of the body is positioned laterally between a portion of the frame and the edge of the skid plate.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame;
- a body supported by the frame;
- a floor supported by the frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear wheels;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- a cab frame positioned over the seating area;
- and
- a skid plate positioned beneath the frame, the skid plate including a first portion and a second portion, wherein both the first portion and the second portion of the skid plate include a plurality of openings and the floor includes a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings in the skid plate being misaligned with the plurality of openings in the floor,
- wherein a portion of the first portion is coupled to the frame vertically between a portion of the second portion and the frame.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a frame defining a longitudinal axis;
- a body supported by the frame;
- front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body;
- a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear wheels;
- a seating area supported by the frame;
- a cab frame positioned over the seating area;
- a floor supported by the frame;
- and
- a skid plate positioned vertically below at least a portion of the floor, the skid plate including at least one upward indentation extending into a space defined between the floor and the skid plate,
- wherein a portion of the body is positioned laterally between a portion of the frame and an edge portion of the skid plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.