IP Library Granted Patent US 9,878,650
Granted Patent B2
US 9,878,650 · App. 15/182,243 · Granted Jan 30, 2018

Side-by-side vehicle

Inventors: Jordy A. Reed (Balsam Lake, WI); Eric D. Bjerketvedt (North Branch, MN); Ricky G. Jaeger (Osceola, WI); Phillip B. Swain (Woodbury, MN)
Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
B60N3/06B60N2/012B60N2/24B62D21/183
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,878,650
App. No.
15/182,243
Granted
Jan 30, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility vehicle includes a plurality of ground engaging members and a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members. The frame assembly extends generally along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle. The utility vehicle further includes a front seating section coupled to the frame. The front seating section is configured to support an operator and a first passenger. Additionally, the utility vehicle includes a rear seating section coupled to the frame. The rear seating section is configured to support a second passenger and a third passenger. The rear seating section has an angled panel configured as a dead pedal for the second and third passengers, and a portion of the rear seating section extends forwardly into the front seating section.

Claims (13)

1. A utility vehicle, comprising:

a plurality of ground engaging members;

a frame supported by the plurality of ground engaging members and extending generally along a longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle;

a front seating section coupled to the frame and configured to support an operator and a first passenger; and

a rear seating section coupled to the frame and configured to support a second passenger and a third passenger, the rear seating section having an angled panel configured as a dead pedal for supporting at least one foot of the second and third passengers, and a portion of the rear seating section extending forwardly into the front seating section.

2. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a rear center console within the rear seating section, and the rear center console is angled toward the longitudinal axis of the utility vehicle.

3. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the rear seating section includes a floorboard assembly, and a coupling member for supporting the front seating section is coupled to the frame and is spaced apart from the floorboard assembly.

4. The utility vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the configuration of the rear center console and the coupling member increases a leg space of the rear seating section.

5. The utility vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the coupling member is removably coupled to the frame and the front seating section.

6. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a floorboard assembly and a drain assembly operably coupled to the floorboard assembly.

7. The utility vehicle of claim 6 , wherein the angled panel of the rear seating section is angled toward the drain assembly.

8. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , further comprising a front operator seat and a front passenger seat, the front operator seat and the front passenger seat each include a seat bottom, a seat back, and a seat frame assembly, wherein a rear surface of the seat frame assembly is generally rounded.

9. The utility vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the rear surface of the seat frame assembly is at least partially comprised of a polymeric material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2016
From: REED, JORDY A.; BJERKETVEDT, ERIC D.; JAEGER, RICKY G.; SWAIN, PHILLIP B.
To: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Reel/Frame 039009/0801 →
Continuity (3)
Division 14289429 · May 28, 2014
Provisional Application 61829434 · May 31, 2013
Related Publication 20160288686A1 · Oct 6, 2016