Patent ID: 7788858
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: B66C

Abstract:
1. An all terrain vehicle comprising a vehicle frame, a boom frame secured to said vehicle frame, a saddle nest mounted on said boom frame, an annular and elongated pivot saddle pivoted to said boom frame, a telescoping boom mounted within said pivot saddle, said pivot saddle comprising a pivot saddle collar encircling said telescoping boom and a pivot saddle bottom spaced from said pivot saddle collar, said pivot saddle collar and said pivot saddle bottom being interconnected by multiple posts, stabilizing means mounted on the front and rear of said vehicle, one of said posts disposed generally parallel and in proximity to said telescoping boom, a locking sleeve coaxially slidable on said post, a slot formed in said locking sleeve, a latch attached to said vehicle frame, a portion of said latch spaced from said vehicle frame, and said spaced portion of said latch being selectively disposed in said slot.