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US 2012/0212013 A1Published application
Atv having arrangement for a passenger
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsRichard D. Ripley, Roy A. Sunsdahl, Scott D. Taylor
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Abstract
An ATV is disclosed which includes a pedestal assembly incorporated into the foot-wells, which cooperate with a removable passenger seat. Furthermore, passenger seat is selectively added or removed from ATV by way of a latch assembly. Hand grips flank the removable seat and are attached to a rear accessory panel. The rear accessory panel also includes an integrated cup holder, and rack tie-downs are formed in a front or rear accessory panel.
Claims32
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a straddle type seat mounted to the frame for a driver;
- a passenger seat positioned rearward of the straddle type seat;
- a latch assembly cooperatively supported between the frame and the passenger seat, the latch assembly including a fixed latch portion and a movable latch portion, the fixed latch portion being attached to the frame, and the movable latch portion being attached to the passenger seat, where the latch assembly provides attached and detached conditions for the passenger seat.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a straddle type seat mounted to the frame for a driver;
- a passenger seat positioned rearward of the straddle type seat;
- a latch assembly cooperatively supported between the frame and the passenger seat, and a release mechanism attached to the passenger seat, wherein a force on the release mechanism necessary to disengage the latch assembly, has a directional component substantially in the same direction as the direction for removing the passenger seat from the vehicle.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a straddle type seat mounted to the frame for a driver;
- a passenger seat positioned rearward of the driver seat;
- an attachment mechanism attaching the passenger seat to the frame;
- and
- resilient mounting isolators cooperatively positioned between the passenger seat and the frame to isolate the passenger seat from the vibration of the frame.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a frame;
- a straddle type seat mounted to the frame for a driver;
- an attachment area positioned behind the driver seat;
- an accessory positioned rearward of the driver and being received in the attachment area;
- a latch assembly cooperatively supported between the frame and the accessory;
- and
- a release mechanism attached to the accessory, wherein a force on the release mechanism necessary to disengage the latch assembly, has a directional component substantially in the same direction as the direction for removing the accessory from the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.