Vehicle
OwnerThomas Yatesinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a vehicle with a body having a cockpit therein, wherein: the cockpit contains one or more seats disposed in a single file arrangement; the body has first and second doors for accessing the cockpit, the first and second doors being arranged on opposite sides of the cockpit; when the first door is closed, an upper portion of the first door is arranged to form a first part of a roof of the cockpit; and the first part of the roof of the cockpit is larger than any part of the roof of the cockpit formed by the second door when the second door is closed. By providing two doors which are asymmetrical, it is possible to reduce a size of the cockpit without compromising accessibility or safety of the vehicle. Reducing a size of the cockpit may contribute to reducing an overall mass and size of the vehicle.
Claims20
A vehicle comprising:
- a body;
- a cockpit formed in said body, said cockpit having at last one seat disposed in a single file arrangement, wherein a maximum width of said cockpit accommodates a width of a singe one of the at least one seat, each seat of the at least one seat configured to receive a single occupant therein, wherein said body has a first door and a second door accessing said cockpit, the first door and the second door being respectively arranged on opposite sides of said cockpit, the opposite sides of said cockpit corresponding to a left-hand side and a right-hand side of said cockpit such that the left-hand side and the right-hand are defined with respect to the single occupant of the at least one seat, wherein an upper portion of the first door forms a first part of a roof of said cockpit when the first door is closed, the first part of the roof of the cockpit having an area larger than an area of any other part of the roof of said cockpit when the second door is closed.
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