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US 8,905,435 B2Granted
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.
Claims25
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, the passenger seat being comprised of a seat back portion, a seat bottom portion, and a seat frame member having a seat back frame, a seat bottom frame, and a transition portion, the transition portion connecting the seat bottom frame and the seat back frame;
- 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 directly attached to the frame, and the movable latch portion being attached to an exterior of the seat bottom frame of the passenger seat, where the latch assembly provides attached and detached conditions for the passenger seat;
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- a release mechanism attached to the passenger seat and comprised of a lanyard extending to a position adjacent a rear of the seat back portion and along the transition portion of the seat frame member, wherein a force on the release mechanism necessary to release the moveable latch portion from the fixed latch portion has a directional component substantially in the same direction as required 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 straddle type seat;
- a latch assembly cooperatively supported between the frame and the passenger seat, the latch assembly including a spring member and a pin, and
- a release mechanism attached to the passenger seat, wherein the spring member is positioned generally below the release mechanism, and 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;
- 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 rear accessory rack, wherein the resilient mounting isolators are configured to contact the rear accessory rack.
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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, the latch assembly including a fixed latch portion and a movable latch portion, the fixed latch portion being directly attached to the frame, and the movable latch portion being attached to an exterior of the attachment area, wherein the latch assembly provides attached and detached conditions for the accessory;
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- a release mechanism attached to the accessory and operably coupled to the latch assembly, the release mechanism having a first member and a second member configured to be operably coupled to the first member, wherein a force on the release mechanism necessary to disengage the latch assembly the first member which applies a rearward force on the second member when removing the accessory from the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.