Fuel tank assembly for a vehicle
AssigneeBombardier Recreational Products Inc.
InventorsAndre DENIS, Simon FILION, Jean GUILLEMETTE
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Abstract
A vehicle has a frame defining a cockpit area. The frame has a roll cage disposed over the cockpit area. The vehicle has driver and passenger seats, an engine connected to the frame, and a plurality of ground engaging members operatively connected to the frame, at least one ground engaging member of the plurality of ground engaging members being operatively connected to the engine. The vehicle also has a fuel tank assembly including a fuel tank connected to the frame. The fuel tank is forward of the seats and at least a portion of the fuel tank is disposed under the roll cage.
Claims23
A vehicle comprising:
- a frame defining a cockpit area, the frame comprising a roll cage disposed over the cockpit area;
- a driver seat connected to the frame and being disposed in the cockpit area;
- a passenger seat connected to the frame and being disposed in the cockpit area, the passenger seat being disposed beside the driver seat;
- an engine connected to the frame;
- a plurality of ground engaging members operatively connected to the frame, at least one ground engaging member of the plurality of ground engaging members being operatively connected to the engine;
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- a fuel tank assembly comprising a fuel tank connected to the frame, the fuel tank being forward of the seats, and at least a portion of the fuel tank being disposed under the roll cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.