Patent ID: 8640814

Claim:
A utility vehicle, comprising: a first plurality of ground engaging members; a second plurality of ground engaging members; a frame extending in a generally longitudinal direction, and having at least one elongate frame tube assembly comprised of plural sections, the frame supported by the first plurality of ground engaging members and the second plurality of ground engaging members; a drive train supported by the frame; a frame tube coupler removably coupling the frame tube sections at a longitudinal position from either end of the frame and between the first plurality of ground engaging members and the second plurality of ground engaging members, wherein the frame tube coupler includes two interengaging coupler members, each coupler member comprising a tube connecting section and an interengaging section, the interengaging sections connecting to each other to couple the frame tube sections, each interengaging section comprising a complementary projection and a recess, the recess being spaced apart from the projection, wherein the projection and the recess are both on a first side of the interengaging section, wherein the projection of each of the interengaging sections is profiled for receipt within the recess of the other of the interengaging sections and the first side of one of interengaging coupler member faces the first side of the other interengaging coupler member when the projection of each of the interengaging sections is received within the recess of the other of the interengaging sections; and a seat positioned between the first plurality of ground engaging members and the second plurality of ground engaging members and the frame tube coupler being lower than the seat.