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Granted Patent B2
US 11,173,967 · App. 16/839,516 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Cab and fasteners for vehicle cab

Inventors: Leigh Raymond Collyer (Sauk Rapids, MN); Aaron Lee Swanson (Bemidji, MN); Matthew Eastwood (Milaca, MN)
Assignee: ARCTIC CAT INC.
B62D27/06B60J1/04B60J5/047B60J7/106B60J7/11B60J7/165B60J7/194F16B5/0685B60Y2200/124B60Y2200/20F16B2/245
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Patent No.
US 11,173,967
App. No.
16/839,516
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A utility vehicle including a cab assembly, a roof assembly, a windshield assembly, a rear window assembly, and two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members. The couplers are each aligned with and are releasably connected with a buckle insert attached to one or more of the roof assembly, windshield assembly, rear window assembly and doors of the cab assembly.

Claims (25)

1. An off-road vehicle comprising:

a cab;

a plurality of roll over protection system (ROPS) members positioned around a periphery of the cab; and

two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members, each coupler secured to one or more ROPS members at a proximal end and each coupler including a recess at a distal end for receiving a buckle insert.

2. The off-road vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the two or more couplers each includes a buckle retainer for securing the buckle insert, wherein the buckle insert is selectively releasable from a ROPS coupler.

3. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein each buckle insert includes an aperture for securing with the buckle retainer of the coupler.

4. The off-road vehicle of claim 2 , further including:

a detachable rear roof assembly; and

two or more buckle inserts, each buckle insert having a first surface attached to the detachable rear roof assembly and a second surface releasably contacted with the respective buckle retainer of the two or more couplers.

5. The off-road vehicle of claim 2 , further including:

a detachable windshield; and

two or more buckle inserts, each buckle insert having a first surface attached to the detachable windshield and a second surface releasably contacted with the respective buckle retainer of the two or more couplers.

6. The off-road vehicle of claim 2 , further including:

a detachable rear window assembly; and

two or more buckle inserts, each buckle insert having a first surface attached to the detachable rear window assembly and a second surface releasably contacted with the respective buckle retainer of the two or more couplers.

7. The ROPS of claim 1 , wherein the ROPS members comprises tubing.

8. The utility vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the couplers each further comprise a fastener for securing the coupler to a ROPS member.

9. The utility vehicle of claim 8 , further comprising a securing member, positioned between the coupler and the ROPS member.

10. A roll over protection system (ROPS) comprising:

a plurality of ROPS members; and

two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members, each coupler secured to one or more ROPS members at a proximal end and each coupler including a recess at a distal end for receiving a buckle insert, wherein the buckle insert is selectively releasable from a ROPS coupler.

11. The ROPS of claim 10 , wherein the two or more couplers each includes a buckle retainer for securing the buckle insert, wherein the buckle insert is selectively releasable from a coupler.

12. The ROPS of claim 11 , wherein each buckle insert includes an aperture for securing with the buckle retainer of the coupler.

13. The ROPS of claim 10 , wherein the couplers each further comprise a fastener for securing the coupler to a ROPS member.

14. The ROPS of claim 13 , further comprising a securing member, positioned between the coupler and the ROPS member.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 15927719 · Mar 21, 2018
Provisional Application 62474556 · Mar 21, 2017
Related Publication 20200231225A1 · Jul 23, 2020
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