Patent ID: 7735903

Claim:
A utility vehicle comprising: a vehicle body frame comprising a left side portion and right side portion; a front seat affixed to the vehicle body frame; a rear seat affixed to the vehicle body frame behind the front seat; a rear floor affixed to the vehicle body frame between the front seat and the rear seat; a first roof support structure comprising a first left pipe member and first right pipe member that extend generally in a vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame in front of the front seat; a second roof support structure comprising a second left pipe member and a second right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the front seat, wherein at least a portion of the second left pipe member and second right pipe member are positioned lower than a seating surface of a seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so that a lower portion thereof is positioned further towards the front seat than an upper portion thereof; a third roof support structure comprising a third left member and third right pipe member that extend generally in the vertical direction from the vehicle body frame, disposed respectively at both the left and right side portions of the vehicle body frame to the rear of the rear seat, wherein at least a downward direction portion of the third left pipe member and third right pipe member are positioned lower than the seating surface of the seat cushion portion of the rear seat and are angled so that an upper portion thereof is positioned further towards a rear of the vehicle than a lower portion thereof; and a roof member that connects to an upper portion of the first roof support structure, the upper portion of the second roof support structure, and the upper portion of the third roof support structure.