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Granted Patent B2
US 11,718,240 · App. 16/723,182 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

All-terrain vehicle

Inventors: Joel B. Kelso (Star Prairie, WI); William B. Rodriguez (Roseau, MN)
Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
B60R9/06B60K1/04B60K2001/0411B60Y2200/124
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Patent No.
US 11,718,240
App. No.
16/723,182
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An all-terrain vehicle includes a frame, a plurality of ground-engaging members for supporting the frame, an outer body supported by the frame, and a cargo rack pivotably coupled to the outer body. The cargo rack is moveably between a closed position and an opened position and includes a hinge assembly comprising hinge leaves and a removable hinge pin.

Claims (13)

1. An all-terrain vehicle, comprising:

a frame;

a plurality of ground-engaging members supporting the frame relative to a ground surface;

an outer body supported by the frame; and

a cargo rack pivotably coupled to the outer body, the cargo rack including a hinge assembly comprising a first hinge leaf, a second hinge leaf complementary to the first hinge leaf, and a hinge pin inserted through the first hinge leaf and the second hinge leaf, the cargo rack including a stop;

wherein the cargo rack is moveable about the hinge pin between a closed position and an opened position; and

wherein the outer body comprises a guide configured for receiving the stop such that the stop rotates within the guide as the cargo rack rotates from the closed position to the open position.

2. The all-terrain vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a steering assembly and a seat assembly, the cargo rack positioned forward of the steering assembly.

3. The all-terrain vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the outer body includes a front fascia, the cargo rack pivotably coupled to the front fascia.

4. The all-terrain vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the outer body further includes a front fairing positioned rearward of the front fascia, and the cargo rack is releasably coupled to the front fairing.

5. The all-terrain vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a storage compartment, wherein the cargo rack prohibits access to the storage compartment when in the closed position and permits access to the storage compartment when in the open position.

6. The all-terrain vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the storage compartment includes a battery.

7. The all-terrain vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cargo rack is parallel to the ground surface when in the closed position and is angled relative to the ground surface when in the opened position.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2021
From: KELSO, JOEL B.; RODRIGUEZ, WILLIAM B.
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 055750/0740 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210188184A1 · Jun 24, 2021
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