Side-by-side vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsMichael D Schneider, Michael J Hanten, Cal W Johnson, Kevin Van Bronkhorst
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Abstract
The present invention relates to all terrain vehicles having at least a pair of laterally spaced apart seating surfaces. More particularly, the present invention relates to side-by-side all terrain vehicles having plural rows of seats.
Claims31
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a frame extending in a generally longitudinal direction;
- a drive train supported by the frame;
- a plurality of wheels operably coupled to the frame;
- a first seating area;
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- a side net assembly comprised of a pivotal bar and a net supported by the pivotal bar, the bar being pivotally mounted at a first end to the vehicle, and the net being latchable to the vehicle, whereby the side net assembly can be in a latched position when a rider is in the vehicle and can be collapsed to allow ingress and egress of a rider.
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a frame extending in a generally longitudinal direction;
- a drive train supported by the frame;
- a plurality of wheels operably coupled to the frame;
- a first seating area at a first longitudinal position relative to the frame;
- a frame canopy enclosing the first seating area, and defined by a plurality of frame tubes coupled to the frame, at least some of the frame tubes being in the form of frame uprights, and the frame tubes defining an envelope around the first seating area;
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- a side net assembly supported by one of the frame uprights and being latchable to another of the frame uprights, the side net assembly comprising a rigidified marginal edge pivotally movable relative to the vehicle, whereby the side net assembly can be in a latched position when a rider is in the vehicle and can be collapsed to allow ingress and egress of a rider.
A side net assembly for a utility vehicle, where the vehicle includes a frame extending in a generally longitudinal direction, a first seating area at a first longitudinal position relative to the frame and a frame canopy enclosing the first seating area, and defined by a plurality of frame uprights coupled to the frame defining an envelope around the first seating area, a side net assembly comprised of a pivotal bar and a net supported by the pivotal bar, the side net assembly being supported by at least one of the frame uprights and being latchable to at least one of the frame uprights, whereby the side net assembly can be in a latched position when a rider is in the vehicle and can be collapsed to allow ingress and egress of a rider.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.