Patent ID: 6076619
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: A61G,B60S,B62D

Abstract:
An all terrain vehicle for self-assisted transfers of a disabled passenger between said vehicle and a wheelchair, and for transporting the passenger over a ground surface, comprising:a longitudinally elongated underframe carried between two track mechanisms, each of said track mechanisms having an endless belt about the same and pivotally mounted idler wheels and a rear drive sprocket in driving engagement with the belt;a seat assembly centrally disposed above and carried by the underframe and providing a passenger seating surface that extends laterally outward over the track mechanisms wherein the passenger seating surface is at least 20 inches and not more than 27 inches above the ground surface;hydraulic drive means mounted on the vehicle, said hydraulic drive means including hydraulic motors coupled to said drive sprockets, each motor supported by a motor mount assembly attached to the underframe;an internal combustion engine mounted on the vehicle and coupled to the hydraulic drive means for powering the vehicle; andhydraulic drive control means mounted on the vehicle for initiating and controlling forward, reverse, and turning movements of the vehicle over said ground surface.