Patent ID: 6837330
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: B60T,F16D

Abstract:
1. An all terrain vehicle comprising a frame assembly, an engine supported by said frame assembly, said engine being connected to a pair of rear wheels through a drive shaft and a gear box, each of said rear wheels being connected to said frame assembly by a mechanical linkage, said linkage of each rear wheel comprising a forward end and a rearward end, said linkage of each rear wheel being capable of pivotal movement relative to said frame assembly, a brake disc being secured to said drive shaft, a brake caliper being disposed about a portion of said brake disc and being secured to said gear box, a generally U-shaped stabilizer that extends across said frame assembly, said stabilizer comprising a pair of longitudinally extending portions, said portions being capable of pivotal movement relative to said frame assembly, at least a portion of said brake disc and said brake caliper being positioned between said forward end and said rearward end of said linkage of each rear wheel, and said brake disc and said brake caliper being positioned between a forward end and a rearward end of said portions of said stabilizer.