Patent ID: 7870926
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: B60K,B60Y

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: a frame extending from a front end to a rear end; at least one front wheel supported adjacent to the front end of the frame; at least one rear wheel supported adjacent to the rear end of the frame; an engine attached to the frame; a drive sprocket coupled with the engine; a front sprocket drivingly engaged with said front wheel; a rear sprocket drivingly engaged with said rear wheel; a jack shaft comprising a first sprocket, a second sprocket, and a one-way clutch selectively coupling the first sprocket and the second sprocket; a front differential; and a plurality of drive shafts; wherein the front sprocket is coupled with the first sprocket of the jack shaft; the drive sprocket is coupled with each of the rear sprocket and the second sprocket of the jack shaft; said front wheel comprises a front left wheel and a front right wheel, the front differential is coupled with each of the front left wheel and the front right wheel, and the front differential comprises the front sprocket; a first one of the drive shafts couples the front differential and the front left wheel; a second one of the drive shafts couples the front differential and the front right wheel; and the front sprocket is positioned such that the front sprocket is nearly laterally centered on the vehicle.