IP Library Granted Patent US 9,873,468
Granted Patent B2
US 9,873,468 · App. 14/815,454 · Granted Jan 23, 2018

Versatile off-road chair

Inventors: Michael David Howe (South Berwick, ME); Geoffrey Scott Howe (North Berwick, ME)
Assignee: Howe and Howe Technologies, Inc.
B62D63/02B60N2/245B62D25/2009B62D51/02B62D55/02B62D55/06B62D65/024
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Patent No.
US 9,873,468
App. No.
14/815,454
Granted
Jan 23, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

An off-road chair comprises a U-shaped chassis configured to receive a rider in a wheel chair type (manual or electric); at least one wheel attached to the chassis; and a floor section. The floor section is configured to attach to the bottom of the U-shaped chassis and to provide a floor; be lowered to provide a ramp for the rider to get on the floor section; and be raised to attach to a bottom part of the U-shaped chassis. The U-shaped chassis is configured to receive a wheel chair type (manual or electric) carrying the rider. The off-road chair further comprises a front bumper attached to a front of the U-shaped chassis, wherein the front bumper is configured to swing up with respect to the U-shaped chassis, enabling the rider to get on the floor section; and be lowered to lock to the chassis and protect the rider.

Claims (29)

1. An off-road vehicle comprising:

a U-shaped chassis configured to receive a rider;

at least one wheel attached to the chassis;

a floor section hingedly coupled to the U-shaped chassis at a rear of the off-road vehicle; and

a front bumper coupled to a front of the U-shaped chassis, wherein the front bumper is configured to:

swing up with respect to the U-shaped chassis, enabling the rider to get on the floor section; and

be lowered to protect the rider.

2. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the at least one wheel includes two side tracks.

3. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped chassis is configured to receive a chair carrying the rider.

4. The off-road vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the floor section comprises:

a ramp floor for positioning the rider; and

a ramp assist plate configured to form a bridge to the ramp floor, enabling the chair to wheel into the ramp floor.

5. The off-road vehicle of claim 4 , wherein the ramp floor comprises a chair lock enabling the chair to be locked to the floor.

6. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising:

an engine;

a top section; and

a top-back section attached to the top section and configured to cover the engine.

7. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the front bumper, when lowered, further locks to the U-shaped chassis.

8. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the U-shaped chassis forms a riding area in a middle part, and further comprises:

a backbone;

at least one U-shaped horizontal plate configured to be attached to the backbone in a horizontal direction and to add rigidity to the U-Shaped chassis; and

a plurality of walls configured to be attached to the backbone in vertical directions.

9. The off-road vehicle of claim 8 , wherein:

the at least one horizontal plate includes a plurality of floor plates configured to attach to a lower part of the backbone.

10. The off-road vehicle of claim 9 , wherein:

the at least one horizontal plate further includes a plurality of armrest plates configured to attach to an upper part of the backbone.

11. The off-road vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of walls include:

two inner walls configured to be attached to an inside side of the backbone closer to the riding area; and

two outer walls configured to be attached to an outer side of the backbone further from the riding area compared to the inner side.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2019
From: HOWE & HOWE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
To: HOWE & HOWE INC.
Reel/Frame 051346/0421 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2015
From: HOWE, MICHAEL DAVID; HOWE, GEOFFREY SCOTT
To: HOWE AND HOWE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 036322/0142 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62032009 · Aug 1, 2014
Related Publication 20160031501A1 · Feb 4, 2016