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US 9,789,909 B2Granted
Utility vehicle
AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsBrent A. Erspamer, Brian J. Seidel, Richard D. Ripley, Dennis J. Lutz
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Abstract
A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes an operator area having a front seating section and a rear seating section.
Claims23
A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a front frame assembly including a plurality of front frame tubes;
- a rear frame assembly coupled to the front frame assembly and including a plurality of rear frame tubes;
- and
- a plurality of coupling members coupled to the front frame assembly and the rear frame assembly, the coupling members being configured to couple with the front and rear frame tubes where the front and rear frame tubes have a plurality of cross-sectional profiles,
- wherein each coupling member includes an inner member and an outer member, one of the inner and outer members being coupled to the front frame tubes and the other of the inner and outer members being coupled to the rear frame tubes.
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A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a lower frame assembly;
- an upper frame assembly coupled to the lower frame assembly and including a plurality of front upstanding members, a plurality of rear upstanding members, a front longitudinal member, and a rear longitudinal member;
- and
- at least one cast coupling member integral with one of the front and rear longitudinal members.
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A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- an operator area having a front seating section and a rear seating section, the front seating section comprising an operator seat and a first passenger seat, and the rear seating section comprising a second passenger seat;
- a wall positioned longitudinally intermediate a forwardmost end of the front seating section and a forwardmost end of the rear seating section;
- and
- a rear floorboard extending forward of the second passenger seat towards the operator seat and cooperating with the wall to define a foot space for the rear seating section, the rear floorboard extending forwardly to a position below the front seating section to increase the foot space for the rear seating section.
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A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a lower frame assembly;
- an upper frame assembly coupled to the lower frame assembly and including a plurality of front upstanding members, a plurality of rear upstanding members, a front longitudinal member, and a rear longitudinal member;
- and
- at least one cast coupling member integral with one of the front and rear longitudinal members, wherein the cast coupling member is shaped as a “T”.
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A utility vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of ground engaging members;
- a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members;
- an operator area having a front seating section and a rear seating section, the front seating section comprising an operator seat and a front passenger seat;
- a rear floorboard positioned within the rear seating section and defining a foot space for the rear seating section, the rear floorboard extending forwardly to a position below the front seating section to increase the foot space for the rear seating section;
- a first storage container positioned below the operator seat;
- and
- a second storage container positioned below the front passenger seat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.