Motor vehicles – Manually actuated controlling devices – With movable control station or seat position
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-29
2011-03-29
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Motor vehicles
Manually actuated controlling devices
With movable control station or seat position
Reexamination Certificate
active
07913797
ABSTRACT:
A utility vehicle comprising a frame having a first end and a second end, at least one wheel mounted on the frame toward the first end, a pair of drive wheels being mounted on the frame toward the second end, and a drive assembly configured to rotate the drive wheels. An operator support assembly is mounted on the frame and configured to support the body of a user. The operator support assembly has at least two orientations, with a first orientation positioning an operator facing the first end and a second orientation positioning the operator on the support assembly facing the second end. A control is configured to control an aspect of operation of the vehicle. The control is mounted on the frame in a location such that the control is operable by a user seated on the operator support assembly in each of the at least two orientations.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2329372 (1943-09-01), Hitch
patent: 3223193 (1965-12-01), Reynolds et al.
patent: 3616869 (1971-11-01), Rilling
patent: 3672137 (1972-06-01), Hamouz
patent: 3693744 (1972-09-01), Horn
patent: 3810513 (1974-05-01), Spiller
patent: 4920733 (1990-05-01), Berrios
patent: 4930593 (1990-06-01), Swartzendruber
patent: 4967543 (1990-11-01), Scag
patent: 5052512 (1991-10-01), Pakosh et al.
patent: 6679349 (2004-01-01), Pollish, Jr.
patent: 6915862 (2005-07-01), Deves
patent: 6942041 (2005-09-01), Kraus
patent: 7451587 (2008-11-01), Komiya
patent: 7484587 (2009-02-01), Portscheller
patent: 7748480 (2010-07-01), Loxterkamp et al.
patent: 2005/0044832 (2005-03-01), Schlesser
patent: 2006/0090442 (2006-05-01), Komiya
patent: 2008/0295477 (2008-12-01), Porter
Coker Robert A
Dickson Paul N
Proehl Jeffrey A.
Woods Fuller Shultz & Smith PC
LandOfFree
Bi-directional utility vehicle does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Bi-directional utility vehicle, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Bi-directional utility vehicle will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2753539