Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-07
2011-06-07
Dickson, Paul N (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C180S210000, C180S311000, C180S908000, C280S781000, C296S037100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07954853
ABSTRACT:
Various embodiments of reduced-size vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility vehicles (UVs) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the vehicles include frames that are wider near the front and rear sections of the vehicles than within the mid-sections of the vehicles. This, in combination with the use of shock-absorbers that are substantially vertically oriented, allows for the opening-up of large interior cavities within the front and rear sections of the vehicles within which can be positioned large front and rear internal compartments that can provide storage/carrying capacity as well as added buoyancy for the vehicle, among other things. Also, in at least some embodiments, the vehicles can include special cooling and/or exhaust systems having components that are positioned substantially within the mid-sections of the vehicles, thus further increasing the amounts of space available for the cavities/compartments within the front and rear sections of the vehicles.
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Davis Brian P.
Davis Eric A.
Davis Richard A.
American Off-Road Technologies LLC
Dickson Paul N
Freedman Laura
Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC
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