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US 8,596,405 B2Granted
Side-by-side ATV
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsRichard Larry Sunsdahl, Aaron David Deckard, Marcus Johannes Tullemans, Richard E Eck, Jason Carl Plugge, Alan A Meyer, Laurie Jean Rengel, Geoffrey G White, Thomas Samuel Parks McCoubrey, Brian Michael Safranski
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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 trail compliant side-by-side all terrain vehicles.
Claims38
An all-terrain vehicle including:
- a frame, comprising a front frame portion, a mid frame portion and a rear frame portion;
- a front suspension supported by the front frame portion;
- at least two front wheels coupled to the front suspension;
- a front axle assembly supported by the front frame portion and drivingly coupled to the front wheels;
- a seating area supported by the mid frame portion, comprising side by side seats;
- an engine supported by the rear frame portion, the engine positioned rearwardly of the seating area;
- a transmission coupled to and extending rearwardly of the engine;
- a rear suspension supported by the rear frame portion;
- at least two rear wheels coupled to the rear suspension;
- a rear axle assembly supported by the rear frame portion and drivingly coupled to the rear wheels;
- a front drive shaft extending between the transmission and the front axle assembly for coupling the transmission to the front wheels;
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- a rear drive shaft extending between the transmission and the rear axle assembly for coupling the transmission to the rear wheels.
10 more elements
An all-terrain vehicle comprising:
- a frame, comprising a front frame portion, a mid frame portion and a rear frame portion;
- a front suspension supported by the front frame portion;
- at least two front wheels coupled to the front suspension;
- a front axle assembly supported by the front frame portion and drivingly coupled to the front wheels;
- a seating area supported by the mid frame portion, comprising side by side seats;
- an engine supported by the rear frame portion, the engine positioned rearwardly of the seating area;
- a transmission coupled to the engine, the transmission being completely rearward of the seating area;
- a rear suspension supported by the rear frame portion;
- at least two rear wheels coupled to the rear suspension;
- a rear axle assembly supported by the rear frame portion rearward of the engine and drivingly coupled to the rear wheels;
- a front drive shaft extending forward of the transmission for coupling the transmission to the front wheels via a front axle assembly;
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- a rear drive shaft extending rearward of the transmission for coupling the transmission to the rear wheels via the rear axle assembly.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.