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.
Claims20
An apparatus for selectively attaching and detaching an upper door to a vehicle, comprising:
- a filler panel comprising a front portion securable to the vehicle in front of the upper door, a top portion securable to the vehicle above the upper door, and a first set of magnets at first locations;
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- an upper door including a bottom portion readily securable to and removable from a lower door of the vehicle and a second set of magnets at second locations positionable adjacent to the first locations of the first magnets to removably secure the upper door to the filler panel and to the vehicle.
A method for attaching and detaching an upper door of a UTV or other vehicle, comprising:
- providing a first set of magnets at first locations of the upper door;
- attaching a filler panel carrying a second set of magnets at second locations to the UTV or other vehicle, such that the first locations and the second locations can be aligned;
- readily and removably securing a bottom portion of the upper door to a lower door of the vehicle;
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- securing the upper door in a deployed orientation on the UTV or other vehicle from an interior of the UTV or other vehicle by aligning the first set of magnets with the second set of magnets and placing the first set of magnets adjacent to the second set of magnets.
An apparatus for removably attaching an upper door to a vehicle, comprising:
- a filler panel securable to the vehicle and including a first magnet at a first location;
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- the upper door, including a second magnet at a second location positionable adjacent to the first location to enable the second magnet to magnetically attach to the first magnet at the first location on the filler panel, a bottom portion of the upper door securable to a lower door of the vehicle by snaps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.