Patent ID: 8087694

Claim:
An ATV equipped with a roll bar system, comprising: a roll bar having a first side member, a second side member, and a top member, wherein the first and second side members and the top member comprise tubing, and wherein the side members generally extend vertically and are connected to the top member and to an ATV frame, thereby forming an arch over the ATV; a seat back comprising a flexible material bound between the first and second side members; a first rear support member and a second rear support member, wherein a first end of the first support member is connected to the first side member and a second end of the first support member is connected to a rear mounting plate, and wherein a first end of the second support member is connected to the second side member and a second end of the second support member is connected to the rear mounting plate, wherein the rear mounting plate is fixed to the ATV frame; a first side support beam and a second side support beam, wherein a first end of the first side support beam is connected to the first rear support member and a second end of the first side support beam is connected to the first side member, and wherein a first end of the second side support beam is connected to the second rear support member and a second end of the second side support beam is connected to the second side member; a seat belt and a plurality of seat belt connectors fixed to the roll bar, the seat belt connectors adapted to connect a portion of the seat belt to the roll bar; a seat belt retractor fixed to the rear mounting plate, the seat belt retractor having a locked state and an unlocked state wherein a portion of the seat belt is connected within the retractor, and wherein the retractor is adapted to allow extension of the seat belt from within the retractor while unlocked and to prevent extension of the seat belt from within the retractor while locked; and a foot rest guard.