Recreational utility vehicle
AssigneeDetroit Engineering, Inc.
InventorChristopher Muller
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Abstract
A recreational utility vehicle having an enclosure with a bottom wall and first and second side wall assemblies is provided. The first and second side wall assemblies and the bottom wall define an interior region. The vehicle further includes a first suspension assembly coupled directly to the first side wall assembly, having a first swing arm assembly with a first operational position in which a first portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is at a predetermined distance from a ground level elevation. The first swing arm assembly has a second operational position in which the first portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is at the ground level elevation. The vehicle further includes a second suspension assembly operably coupled directly to the second side wall assembly.
Claims22
A recreational utility vehicle, comprising:
- an enclosure having a bottom wall, a first side wall assembly, and a second side wall assembly;
- the first and second side wall assemblies and the bottom wall defining an interior region;
- a first suspension assembly coupled directly to the first side wall assembly, the first suspension assembly having a first swing arm assembly with a first operational position in which a first portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at a first predetermined distance from a ground level elevation, the first swing arm assembly having a second operational position in which the first portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at the ground level elevation;
- a second suspension assembly coupled directly to the second side wall assembly, the second suspension assembly having second swing arm assembly with a first operational position in which a second portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at the first predetermined distance from the ground level elevation, the second swing arm assembly having a second operational position in which the second portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at the ground level elevation;
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- a first ground engaging member coupled to the first suspension assembly;
- a second ground engaging member coupled to the second suspension assembly;
- the first swing arm assembly comprises:
- a first mounting bracket coupled to the first side wall assembly;
- first and second swing arms rotatably coupled to the first mounting bracket;
- the first ground engaging member being a first wheel;
- a first mounting member operably coupled to the first wheel such that the first wheel is rotatable relative to the first mounting member;
- the first and second swing arms being further rotatably coupled to the first mounting member;
- the first suspension assembly further comprising:
- a first strut assembly having first and second body portions and first and second coupling members;
- the first and second body portions being operably coupled together;
- the first coupling member being coupled to the first body portion, the second body portion being coupled to the second coupling member, the first body portion being coupled to the first mounting member;
- a first rotatable yoke member being rotatably coupled to the second coupling member of the first strut assembly;
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- the first rotatably yoke member having a first rotatable position such that the first strut assembly has a compressed operational state and the first and second swing arms are positioned upwardly relative to the first mounting member such that the first mounting bracket and the first portion of the bottom wall are at the first predetermined distance from the ground level elevation.
A recreational utility vehicle, comprising:
- an enclosure having a bottom wall, a first side wall assembly, and a second side wall assembly;
- the first and second side wall assemblies and the bottom wall defining an interior region;
- a first suspension assembly coupled directly to the first side wall assembly, the first suspension assembly having a first swing arm assembly with a first operational position in which a first portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at a first predetermined distance from a ground level elevation, the first swing arm assembly having a second operational position in which the first portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at the ground level elevation;
- a second suspension assembly coupled directly to the second side wall assembly, the second suspension assembly having second swing arm assembly with a first operational position in which a second portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at the first predetermined distance from the ground level elevation, the second swing arm assembly having a second operational position in which the second portion of the bottom wall of the enclosure is selectively maintained at the ground level elevation;
- the first swing arm assembly comprising:
- a first mounting bracket coupled to the first side wall assembly;
- first and second swing arms rotatably coupled to the first mounting bracket;
- a first mounting member operably coupled to a first wheel such that the first wheel is rotatable relative to the first mounting member;
- the first and second swing arms being further rotatably coupled to the first mounting member;
- the first suspension assembly further comprising:
- a first strut assembly having first and second body portions and first and second coupling members;
- the first and second body portions being operably coupled together;
- the first coupling member being coupled to the first body portion, the second body portion being coupled to the second coupling member, the first body portion being coupled to the first mounting member;
- a first rotatable yoke member being rotatably coupled to the second coupling member of the first strut assembly;
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- the first rotatable yoke member having a first rotatable position such that the first strut assembly has a compressed operational state and the first and second swing arms are positioned upwardly relative to the first mounting member such that the first mounting bracket and the first portion of the bottom wall are at the first predetermined distance from the ground level elevation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.