Patent ID: 6446748
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: B60Y,B62K

Abstract:
A recreational all terrain vehicle comprising a frame assembly, an engine disposed within said frame assembly, said engine adapted to power an output shaft, a drive pulley secured to said output shaft, a swing arm pivotally connected to said frame assembly, a pair of rear wheels supported by said swing arm, a pivot axis being defined at a location in which said swing arm is pivotally connected to said frame assembly, said swing arm comprising a forward neck portion and a rearward bearing carrying portion, an axle being connected to said pair of rear wheels, said axle adapted to rotate about an axle rotational axis, said pivot axis and said axle rotational axis being generally parallel, a driven pulley being connected to said axle, a flexible transmitter extending around said drive pulley and said driven pulley, said bearing carrying portion comprising an outer housing secured to said neck portion, said axle extending through a transverse opening extending through a portion of said outer housing, a pair of plates positioned on lateral sides of said outer housing and at least partially closing said transverse opening, a tubular member extending through said transverse opening and being connected to said pair of plates, a first fastener and a second fastener transversely extending between said pair of plates and said first fastener and said second fastener being adapted to secure said pair of plates to said outer housing.