US 12,258,077 B2
Vehicle
Aaron D. Deckard, Zionsville, IN (US); Nick S. Levin, North Branch, MN (US); Jeffrey A. Ingham, Oakdale, MN (US); Donovan Fredrickson, Independence, MN (US); and Dennis J. Lutz, Lino Lakes, MN (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/092,593.
Application 18/092,593 is a division of application No. 17/183,770, filed on Feb. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,572,110.
Application 17/183,770 is a division of application No. 16/244,462, filed on Jan. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,960,941, issued on Mar. 30, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/615,684, filed on Jan. 10, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0150588 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. B60N 2/015 (2006.01); B60K 11/00 (2006.01); B60K 11/04 (2006.01); B60K 13/00 (2006.01); B60K 13/04 (2006.01); B60K 17/34 (2006.01); B60N 2/07 (2006.01); B60N 2/30 (2006.01); B60N 2/68 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 1/187 (2006.01); B62D 23/00 (2006.01); B62D 27/06 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 43/10 (2006.01); F16H 57/02 (2012.01); B60R 3/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 43/10 (2013.01) [B60K 11/00 (2013.01); B60K 11/04 (2013.01); B60K 13/00 (2013.01); B60K 13/04 (2013.01); B60K 17/34 (2013.01); B60N 2/015 (2013.01); B60N 2/0717 (2013.01); B60N 2/3013 (2013.01); B60N 2/68 (2013.01); B60N 2/688 (2013.01); B60R 5/04 (2013.01); B62D 1/187 (2013.01); B62D 23/005 (2013.01); B62D 27/065 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01); F16H 57/02 (2013.01); B60R 3/00 (2013.01); B60R 2011/0042 (2013.01); B60Y 2200/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle, comprising:
a vehicle frame;
front and rear wheels;
a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear wheels;
a seating area comprising at least one seat; and
a seat frame allowing longitudinal movement of the at least one seat relative to the vehicle frame, the seat frame comprising:
longitudinally extending tubes coupled to the vehicle frame; and
a plurality of followers, and at least a first follower of the plurality of followers is coupled to a first side edge of a first longitudinally extending tube of the longitudinally extending tubes and at least a second follower of the plurality of followers is coupled to a second side edge of the first longitudinally extending tube of the longitudinally extending tubes, to guide the at least one seat relative to the vehicle frame, and the first follower is at least partially laterally offset from the second follower.