Patent ID: 7735593

Claim:
A transmission for a vehicle, the vehicle including a frame, an engine connected with the frame and having an engine output shaft rotatable about an engine output central axis, front and rear axles rotatably connected with the frame, and two propeller shafts each connected with a separate one of the two axles, the transmission comprising: a transmission input shaft rotatable about a transmission input central axis extending through the transmission input shaft, the transmission input shaft being operably coupleable with the engine output shaft such that the engine output shaft drives the transmission input shaft to rotate about the transmission input central axis, the transmission input central axis extending generally parallel with respect to the engine output central axis; and a transmission output shaft rotatable about a transmission output central axis extending through the transmission output shaft and connected with each one of the two propeller shafts, the transmission output shaft being operably coupleable with the transmission input shaft such that the transmission input shaft drives the transmission output shaft to rotate about the transmission output central axis, the transmission output central axis extending generally parallel with respect to the transmission input central axis.