Overhead frame structure system
AssigneeCustom Products of Litchfield, Inc.
InventorsRandy R. Reinke, Steven R. Becker, James P. Schmitt
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Abstract
Overhead frame structures for a vehicle that are adjustable for modifying the overall height of the vehicles yet meet an industry-recognized standard of rollover protection for the operator of the vehicle regardless of such adjustment to the structure. In some cases, the structures are incorporated with brackets at their adjustable connection areas. The brackets have separate members for one or more of aligning and supporting adjustable members of the structure.
Claims24
An overhead frame structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lower section having a crossbar joining upper ends of the lower section;
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- an upper section having a crossbar joining upper ends of the upper section, the upper section being operably coupled to the lower section and being rotatably adjustable to different positions in relation to the lower section, two of the positions involving a raised position for the upper section and a lowered position for the upper section, the overhead frame structure configured to provide rollover protection for an operator of the vehicle regardless of whether the upper section is in the raised position or the lowered position.
An overhead frame structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first segment comprising a first crossbar joining upper ends of the first segment;
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- a second segment comprising a second crossbar joining upper ends of the second segment, the second crossbar being operably coupled to the first crossbar such that the second crossbar can be rotatably adjusted to different positions with respect to the first crossbar, two of the positions involving the second crossbar being positioned at a lower height with respect to the first crossbar and at a higher height with respect to the first crossbar, the second crossbar vertically offset from the first crossbar when the second crossbar is at the higher height, the overhead frame structure configured to provide rollover protection for an operator of the vehicle regardless of whether the second crossbar is at the lower height or the higher height.
An overhead frame structure for a vehicle, comprising:
- a lower section including two posts having upper ends joined via a crossbar;
- an upper section including two posts having upper ends joined via a crossbar, each of the upper section posts being operably coupled and made rotatably adjustable to a corresponding one of the lower section posts;
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- at least one bracket coupling the upper and lower section posts, each bracket including separate members for one or more of aligning and supporting the upper section posts in each of a raised position and a lowered position of the upper section with respect to the lower section;
- wherein the upper section crossbar is vertically offset from the lower section crossbar in the raised position of the upper section, and wherein the overhead frame structure is configured to provide rollover protection for an operator of the vehicle regardless of whether the upper section is in the raised position or the lowered position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.