Patent ID: 6543830
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A kit providing a portable, removable cab assembly for an all terrain vehicle having front and rear equipment carrying racks, a headlamp and front and rear wheels provided with respective front and rear fenders, the kit comprising the following components;a front mounting bracket structure adapted to be attached by a front clamping arrangement to the front equipment carrying rack; a rear mounting bracket structure adapted to be attached by a rear clamping arrangement to the rear equipment carrying rack; a flexible framework including a pair of front, flexible, longitudinal frame members adapted to be removably interconnected by a front, flexible transverse member, and a pair of rear flexible longitudinal frame members adapted to be removably interconnected by a rear, flexible transverse member, each of the front and rear longitudinal frame members having respective front and rear ends, the front ends of the front longitudinal frame members adapted to be removably connected to the front mounting bracket structure, the rear ends of the rear longitudinal frame members adapted to be removably connected to the rear mounting bracket structure and the rear ends of the front longitudinal frame members adapted to be removably joined to the front ends of the rear longitudinal frame members, the framework adapted to assume a curved profile extending above the vehicle when interconnected to the front and rear mounting bracket structures; a generally rectangular, flexible fabric cover having longitudinal portions adapted to be removably attached to the front and rear longitudinal frame members, a front edge adapted to be removably attached to the front equipment carrying rack and a rear edge adapted to be removably secured to the rear equipment carrying rack, the fabric cover having longitudinal side edges provided with first slide tracks substantially along their entire lengths, the fabric cover being integrally formed with a front window and a rear window and interior and exterior pockets located beneath the rear window; a pair of side doors adapted to be removably connected to the fabric cover, each side door having a generally semi-circular upper section including a side window formed therein and forward and rearward pockets disposed beneath the side window, each upper section having a periphery provided with a second slide track and zipper structure adapted to engage the first slide track on one of the fabric cover longitudinal side edges, each side door also having a generally trapezoidal lower section having an edge adapted to be removably secured to the front fender; and a deflector shield adapted to be removably connected to the front equipment carrying rack for directing outside air to an interior surface of the front window.