Off-road vehicle having a cargo box
View Patent ↗An off-road vehicle has a frame, at least four wheels, two seats mounted laterally beside each other on the frame, a steering assembly, and engine and a cargo box mounted to the frame rearwardly of the seats. Each seat has a seat base and a backrest. The cargo box has a front wall, a pair of side walls extending from the front wall, and a floor. The front wall is disposed rearward of at least a portion of the seats. At least one portion of the floor is adjacent to the front wall. The at least one portion of the floor is removable from a remainder of the cargo box.
1. An off-road vehicle comprising:
a frame;
at least four wheels suspended from the frame, each of the at least four wheels including a tire;
two seats mounted laterally beside each other on the frame, each seat having a seat base and a backrest;
a steering assembly disposed forwardly of the seat and being operatively connected to at least two of the at least four wheels;
an engine mounted to the frame and being operatively connected to at least two of the at least four wheels; and
a cargo box mounted to the frame rearwardly of the seats, the cargo box having a front wall, a pair of side walls extending from the front wall, and a floor, the front wall being disposed rearward of at least a portion of the seats, at least one portion of the floor being adjacent to the front wall, the at least one portion of the floor being removable from a remainder of the cargo box.
2. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo box further includes:
an opened rear side; and
a tailgate for selectively closing the opened rear side.
3. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the floor is an upper floor;
wherein the cargo box further includes:
a lower floor disposed below the upper floor;
a lower cargo space defined between the lower floor and the upper floor; and
an upper cargo space defined above the upper floor.
4. The off-road vehicle of claim 3 , wherein when the upper floor is removed the lower cargo space communicates with the upper cargo space.
5. The off-road vehicle of claim 3 , wherein each side wall defines a step extending towards the other side wall.
6. The off-road vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the upper floor is supported above the lower floor by the steps.
7. The off-road vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the cargo box is pivotally mounted to the frame.
8. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the floor is supported adjacent the front wall and the pair of side walls.
9. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the steering assembly includes a steering wheel.
10. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo box is pivotally mounted to the frame.
11. The off-road vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a shock connecting the cargo box to the frame.
12. The off-road vehicle of claim 11 , wherein the shock is an air shock.
13. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a cage connected to the frame, the cage being disposed around an area where the seats are located.
14. The off-road vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the front wall is disposed forward of a rearmost portion of the cage.
15. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the backrest of each seat is disposed above at least a portion of the front wall.
16. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front wall is disposed forward of a top portion of the backrest of each seat.
17. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least four wheels include two front wheels and two rear wheels; and
wherein the front wall is disposed forward of centers of the two rear wheels.