US 12,110,058 B2
Side-by-side vehicle
Aaron D. Deckard, Zionsville, IN (US); Brian M. Safranski, Warroad, MN (US); and Richard L. Sunsdahl, Badger, MN (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/223,717.
Application 17/223,717 is a continuation of application No. 15/642,462, filed on Jul. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,994,785.
Application 15/642,462 is a continuation of application No. 14/171,635, filed on Feb. 3, 2014, granted, now 9,701,346, issued on Jul. 11, 2017.
Application 14/171,635 is a continuation of application No. 12/484,888, filed on Jun. 15, 2009, granted, now 8,640,814, issued on Feb. 4, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0221437 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. B62D 21/18 (2006.01); B60N 2/01 (2006.01); B60N 2/38 (2006.01); B60R 21/13 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/183 (2013.01) [B60N 2/01 (2013.01); B60N 2/38 (2013.01); B60R 21/13 (2013.01); Y10T 403/551 (2015.01); Y10T 403/5773 (2015.01); Y10T 403/66 (2015.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utility vehicle, comprising:
a frame extending in a generally longitudinal direction;
a drive train supported by the frame, the drive train comprising an engine;
a plurality of wheels operably coupled to the frame, the plurality of wheels comprising a first wheel and a second wheel;
a first seating area positioned at a first longitudinal position, the first seating area being rearward of the first wheel and forward of the second wheel;
a second seating area positioned at a second longitudinal position, the second seating area being rearward of said first seating area, a seat bottom of the second seating area being forward of the engine, a front plane of the engine being forward of the second wheel, the seat bottom being below a top plane of the engine, and the second seating area being profiled such that an uppermost seating surface of the second seating area is higher than an uppermost seating surface of the first seating area.