US 11,787,279 B2
Off-road recreational vehicle
Nicholas Keegan Ward, Saint Joseph, MN (US); Chadwick Allen Williams, Paynesville, MN (US); Luke Adam Baker, St. Cloud, MN (US); Ross Leonard Nygren, Rogers, MN (US); Aaron Lee Swanson, Kandiyohi, MN (US); Cody Tove Kallock, Becker, MN (US); Kyle Douglas Olason, Thief River Falls, MN (US); Lucas Grant Purcell, St. Cloud, MN (US); Reid Dale Anderson, Maple Lake, MN (US); Casey Leland Root, Big Lake, MN (US); Michael Jeffrey Lupelow, Maplewood, MN (US); Thomas Robert Brausen, St. Cloud, MN (US); Stephen Tyler Deck, Augusta, GA (US); Shane Dean Kruse, Hutchinson, MN (US); and Robby Gordon, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed by Arctic Cat Inc., Thief River Falls, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/470,080.
Application 17/470,080 is a continuation of application No. 16/717,256, filed on Dec. 17, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/717,256 is a continuation of application No. 15/811,011, filed on Nov. 13, 2017, abandoned.
Application 15/811,011 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/244,793, filed on Aug. 23, 2016, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/208,805, filed on Aug. 23, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2022/0134859 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 21/11 (2006.01); B60K 5/12 (2006.01); B60K 5/04 (2006.01); B60G 7/02 (2006.01); B60G 7/00 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 3/18 (2006.01); B60G 3/14 (2006.01); B60K 17/34 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 23/00 (2006.01); B60K 17/16 (2006.01); B60K 5/10 (2006.01); B60K 17/22 (2006.01); B60K 17/24 (2006.01); B60K 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60K 5/1275 (2013.01) [B60G 3/145 (2013.01); B60G 3/185 (2013.01); B60G 3/207 (2013.01); B60G 7/003 (2013.01); B60G 7/006 (2013.01); B60G 7/02 (2013.01); B60K 5/04 (2013.01); B60K 5/10 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/165 (2013.01); B60K 17/22 (2013.01); B60K 17/24 (2013.01); B60K 17/34 (2013.01); B62D 5/04 (2013.01); B62D 21/11 (2013.01); B62D 23/005 (2013.01); B60G 2200/1322 (2013.01); B60G 2200/1442 (2013.01); B60G 2200/18 (2013.01); B60G 2200/46 (2013.01); B60G 2200/4622 (2013.01); B60G 2204/129 (2013.01); B60G 2204/1242 (2013.01); B60G 2204/15 (2013.01); B60G 2204/61 (2013.01); B60G 2204/62 (2013.01); B60G 2300/07 (2013.01); B60K 2005/003 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/124 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/20 (2013.01); B60Y 2300/84 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/72 (2013.01); B60Y 2400/802 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An off-road vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a suspension movably coupled to the frame;
a passenger compartment;
an engine having an engine block;
a transmission operatively coupled to the engine; and
an engine cradle, the engine cradle having a first portion extending forwardly of the engine block and a second portion extending rearwardly of the engine block, wherein the first portion of the engine cradle includes first and second cradle uprights secured to the engine and wherein the second portion of the engine cradle includes first and second cradle legs extending rearwardly from the first and second cradle uprights, respectively.