US 12,734,874 B2Granted

Convertible recreational sit-down to stand-up vehicle

AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.

InventorsJared S. Kugler, Michael J. Fuchs, Jacob L. Stock, Kyle T. Roggenkamp, Anthony J. Kinsman

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Abstract

According to certain embodiments, a convertible recreational vehicle comprises one or more front ground engaging members; one or more rear ground engaging members; a frame supported by the one or more front ground engaging members and the one or more rear ground engaging members. In addition, the convertible recreational vehicle comprises a steering assembly configured to steer the one or more front ground engaging members. In addition, the convertible recreational vehicle includes a seat assembly supported by the frame and configured to support at least one rider and a motor configured to drive at least one of: (i) the one or more front ground engaging members and (ii) the one or more rear ground engaging members. Further, the convertible recreational vehicle includes a floor panel including a surface that extends across a width of the floor panel.

Claims10

Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a plurality of on-road or off-road vehicles, wherein at least one of the plurality of on-road or off-road vehicles includes:
a processor;
and
memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine a speed of a on-road or off-road vehicle;
determine a plurality of riders included in a group ride;
and
transmit the speed of the on-road or off-road vehicle to a plurality of controllers, each controller of the plurality of controllers being incorporated into a respective on-road or off-road vehicle of a plurality of on-road or off-road vehicles for each rider of the plurality of riders included in the group ride, and wherein each controller of the plurality of controllers is configured to receive the transmission of the speed of the on-road or off-road vehicle and control a maximum speed of the respective on-road or off-road vehicle based on the transmitted speed of the on-road or off-road vehicle.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/972,174Filed 6 Dec 2024 · continuation
Priority: 29 Jan 2021
Published: US 2025/0100367 A127 Mar 2025
Granted: 15 Sep 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification15 codes

B60K 1/04
Arrangement or mounting of electrical propulsion units: of the electric storage means for propulsion
B62D 51/008
Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated: characterised by the vehicle being formed by articulated or separable units
B62D 51/02
Motor vehicles characterised by the driver not being seated: the driver standing in the vehicle
B62K 13/00
Cycles convertible to, or transformable into, other types of cycles or land

Family

Application63/143,294Us provisional application · filed 29 Jan 2021
Application18/273,945Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Jan 2022
PCT/US2022/014215Parent of this continuation · filed 28 Jan 2022
US 2025/0100367 A1Pre-grant publication · published 27 Mar 2025
US 12,179,572 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2024/0075801 A1Published application
US 12,734,874 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.