Patent ID: 7404568

Claim:
An ATV comprising: a frame; at least four wheels suspended from the frame, two of which are rear wheels and two of which are front wheels, the front wheels defining a front axis and the rear wheels defining a rear axis, the front axis and the rear axis defining a wheelbase of between 132 cm and 183 cm and each of the wheels including a tire; a power unit for driving at least one of the wheels disposed on the frame; a straddle seat supported by the frame including a main seat portion which is dimensioned to support a driver and a secondary seat portion, rearward of and adjacent to the main portion, which is dimensioned to support a passenger; handlebars disposed on the frame for steering at least one of the wheels; right and left passenger grab handles disposed laterally outwardly from the secondary seat portion; and a pair of front footrests for the driver connected to the frame and a pair of rear footrests for the passenger connected to the frame, the footrests constructed and arranged such that the feet of the driver and the passenger can both be accommodated thereon along an axis parallel to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, the rear footrests for the passenger being movable between a foot-supporting position and a stowed position; the ATV being constructed and arranged such that the driver is seated in a driver position defined as the driver straddling and being seated on the seat on the main seat portion with its feet disposed on the driver's footrests and its hands disposed on the handlebars, and the passenger is seated in a passenger position defined as the passenger straddling and being seated on the seat on the secondary seat portion with its feet disposed on the passenger's footrests and its hands disposed on the grab handles.