Patent ID: 6206446
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: B60J,B62J,B62K

Abstract:
A combination cab and flexible flap seal for an ATV wherein said ATV comprises front and rear fenders and racks, a hood, and a driver's seat and lower running boards, said combination comprising:(a) a lower, lightweight horizontal essentially rectangular main frame attached to said front and rear racks by means of four bolts and wing nuts;(b) left and right vertical sides perpendicular and attached to said lower main frame and attached to an essentially rectangular upper horizontal frame, wherein said lower horizontal frame is larger than said upper frame, wherein each side comprises a triangular front and rear panel and a rectangular central side panel;(c) a front oblique windshield and a rear oblique window attached between said upper and lower horizontal frames and a rectangular top, wherein said top, sides, windshield and window are made of clear polycarbonate material;(d) left and right lower side panels attached beneath said lower horizontal main frame and between said front and rear fenders which extend down to said running boards;(e) front and rear cargo decks connected to the front and rear of said lower horizontal main frame, respectively;(f) front and rear flexible, detachable flaps, wherein the top edge of each flap is connected to the front and rear cargo decks, respectively, and each flap having a lower edge detachably connected to said front and rear fender, respectively, wherein said flaps lay along the outer circumference of said seat and hood;whereby said cab and flaps provide a substantially element proof interior, andwhereby said cab and flaps may be quickly and universally attached to nearly all ATVs by means of said four bolts and wingnuts; andwhereby the operator of said combination ATV, cab and flaps has a virtually unobstructed view in all directions.