US 12,459,571 B2
Utility vehicle with angled tank
Michael S. Fredenburg, Hickman, NE (US); Jonathan S. Guarneri, Lincoln, NE (US); Patrick D. Sands, Firth, NE (US); Derek L. Dragoo, Clatonia, NE (US); Kevin J. Nelson, Lincoln, NE (US); and Daniel L. Mawer, Savage, MN (US)
Assigned to EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED, Beatrice, NE (US)
Filed by EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED, Beatrice, NE (US)
Filed on Oct. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/909,373.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/595,506, filed on Nov. 2, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0145217 A1, May 8, 2025
Int. Cl. B62D 21/02 (2006.01); B62D 21/18 (2006.01); B62D 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 21/02 (2013.01) [B62D 21/186 (2013.01); B62D 33/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A utility vehicle comprising:
a frame carrying a prime mover and extending between a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction;
ground engaging members operatively attached to the frame, wherein at least one of the ground engaging members is powered by the prime mover to propel the frame over a ground surface;
a control tower located at or near a rear end of the frame, the control tower carrying controls configured to be manipulated by an operator;
a tank positioned lateral to the control tower, wherein the tank defines an angled surface; and
a support pad connected to the control tower and configured to contact a leg of the operator, wherein a pad surface of the support pad is configured to align with a portion of the angled surface of the tank.