Patent ID: 11926327
Assignee: POLARIS INDUSTRIES INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method of driving front wheels and rear wheels of a vehicle comprising:
rotating an output shaft of a powertrain;
rotating a first pulley or first sprocket affixed to the output shaft;
rotating a rear transaxle shaft of a rear differential through a second sprocket or a second pulley affixed to the rear transaxle by movement of a belt or chain coupling the first pulley or the first sprocket to the second pulley or the second sprocket;
rotating a pair of rear half shafts by rotating the rear transaxle, said half shafts rotate the rear wheels coupled thereto;
coupling a prop shaft directly between the rear differential and a front differential and rotating a pair of front half shafts; and
rotating the front wheels by rotating the pair of front half shafts.