Patent ID: 8215694

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: a frame including a longitudinally-extending first frame member and a longitudinally-extending second frame member parallel to the first frame member; a straddle type seat mounted to the frame for a driver; a passenger support assembly positioned rearward of the straddle type seat and being movable relative to the frame in dampened movement in at least a partially vertical travel component, the passenger support assembly including: a passenger seat assembly; and a seat frame assembly having a first end and a second end, the first end of the seat frame assembly being pivotally coupled between the first and second frame members of the vehicle, at least a portion of the seat frame assembly being positioned below a top surface of the first and second frame members and along an inner surface of the frame members; and at least one linear force element (LFE) having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end being pivotally coupled to the second end of the seat frame assembly and the lower end being coupled to the frame, the seat frame assembly being intermediate the passenger seat assembly and the LFE such that the LFE is spaced apart from the passenger seat assembly.