Fuel tank and seat assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsKristopher Jon Jorgenson, Erick John Halvorson, Darin Dwayne Jacobson, Nathan Lee Blomker, Steven Janzow
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Abstract
A fuel tank and a seat assembly including the fuel tank is provided. The seat assembly includes a fuel tank, a seat frame securable to the fuel tank, and optionally a rear panel that supports a rearward portion of the seat frame. The seat assembly may define a chamber between the fuel tank and the rear panel. The seat frame is removably secured to one or both of the rear panel and the fuel tank. The fuel tank and rear panel may define a v-shape capable of distributing the rider load.
Claims28
A snow vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a fuel tank that is positionable on a tunnel of a snow vehicle, the fuel tank including:
- an upper surface defining a plurality of seat mounting features, wherein the plurality of seat mounting features are integrally formed with the upper surface of the fuel tank, and
- a rearward portion defining at least a portion of a chamber;
- a seat frame that is removably secured to the plurality of seat mounting features, the seat frame including a first portion positioned on the fuel tank and a second portion extending rearward therefrom;
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- a rear panel that engages the rearward portion of the fuel tank to enclose the chamber therebetween and support the second portion of the seat frame.
A snow vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a fuel tank that is positionable on a tunnel of a snow vehicle, the fuel tank including:
- an upper surface defining a plurality of seat mounting features, and
- a rearward portion defining a rearward facing chamber, the rearward facing chamber positioned rearward from the plurality of seat mounting features;
- a seat frame removably secured to the plurality of seat mounting features;
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- a rear panel that engages the rearward portion of the fuel tank to enclose the rearward facing chamber therebetween,
- wherein the rear panel and the fuel tank are configured to support a rider load.
A snow vehicle seat assembly, comprising:
- a fuel tank including a front portion, a rear portion, a base that extends from the front portion to the rear portion and is positionable on a track tunnel of a snow vehicle, and an upper surface that extends from the front portion to the rear portion, wherein the upper surface includes a protrusion extending therefrom, a first pocket, and a second pocket, wherein the first pocket and the second pocket are integrally defined by the upper surface, wherein the first pocket and the second pocket are positioned rearward of the protrusion, and wherein the protrusion, the first pocket, and the second pocket are positioned in a triangular configuration;
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- a seat frame removably securable to the upper surface of the fuel tank, wherein the seat frame includes an opening, a first protrusion, and a second protrusion, wherein the first seat frame protrusion is receivable in the first pocket and the second seat frame protrusion is receivable in the second pocket when the fuel tank protrusion is received in the seat frame opening.
A snow vehicle, comprising:
- a tunnel covering at least a portion of an endless track;
- a fuel tank positioned above the tunnel, the fuel tank including:
- an upper surface including one or more seat mounting features,
- a rearward portion defining at least a portion of a chamber;
- a seat frame securable to the one or more seat mounting features;
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- a rear panel securable to the tunnel to enclose the chamber between the fuel tank and the rear panel,
- wherein the rear panel is positioned rearward of the seat mounting features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.