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US 9,440,504 B2Granted
Two-wheeled vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsDavid L. Bagnariol, Stephen J. Kemp, G. Jay McKoskey
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Abstract
A two-wheeled vehicle includes a frame having a front frame portion, a mid-frame portion, and a rear frame portion. The mid-frame portion is coupled to the rear frame portion and the front frame portion. The vehicle further includes a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame. The front frame portion is removably coupled to the mid-frame portion with a plurality of frame members extending between the front frame portion and the mid-frame portion.
Claims22
A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly including:
- a front frame portion including a head portion, a plurality of generally vertically-extending frame tubes, and a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes;
- a mid-frame portion removably coupled to the front frame portion;
- and
- a rear frame portion removably coupled to the mid-frame portion;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly;
- and
- an air intake assembly coupled to the head portion, the longitudinally-extending frame tubes being angled outwardly to increase a distance therebetween, and the air intake assembly being positioned between the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and including channel members configured to removably receive the longitudinally-extending frame tubes, wherein the air intake assembly is frictionally retained between the longitudinally extending frame tubes.
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A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly including:
- a front frame portion including a head portion, a plurality of generally vertically extending frame tubes, and a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes;
- a mid-frame portion removably coupled to the front frame portion;
- and
- a rear frame portion removably coupled to the mid-frame portion;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly;
- an air intake assembly coupled to the head portion and including a filter, a first portion of air received into the air intake assembly is directed from the filter of the air intake assembly into the head portion of the front frame portion;
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- a throttle body coupled to the air intake assembly, a second portion of the air received into the air intake assembly flow directly from the filter into the throttle body.
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A two-wheeled vehicle, comprising:
- a frame assembly including:
- a front frame portion including a head portion, a plurality of generally vertically-extending frame tubes, and a plurality of generally longitudinally-extending frame tubes, wherein the head portion defines an accumulator volume and is configured to received air from an air intake assembly;
- a mid-frame portion removably coupled to the front frame portion;
- and
- a rear frame portion removably coupled to the mid-frame portion;
- a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame assembly;
- and
- the air intake assembly coupled to the head portion and the longitudinally-extending frame tubes, the longitudinally-extending frame tubes being angled outwardly to increase a distance therebetween, and the air intake assembly being positioned between the longitudinally-extending frame tubes and including channel members configured to receive the longitudinally-extending frame tubes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.