Patent ID: 7793751

Claim:
An all terrain vehicle comprising: a frame; at least one driven wheel supported with respect to the frame and having a first rotational axis; and a control assembly comprising a control knob, a shaft, and a non-rotatable base, wherein the control knob is fixedly attached to the shaft and the shaft is rotatably attached to the base, the control knob comprises a finger pad and a first stop and the base comprises a second stop, wherein the first stop extends from the finger pad toward the base and the second stop extends from the base toward the finger pad, the first and second stops being configured to selectively contact each other during rotation of the control knob in a first direction with respect to the base to limit rotation of the control knob with respect to the base in the first direction; wherein the shaft comprises a first member and the base defines a cavity, the base having a second member disposed within the cavity, the cavity rotatably receiving at least a portion of the shaft such that the first and second members selectively contact each other within the cavity during rotation of the control knob in a second direction with respect to the base, the second direction being opposite from the first direction, to limit rotation of the control knob with respect to the base in the second direction.