Patent ID: 7380805

Claim:
A compact, powered, four-wheel recreational vehicle having an open structure without doors or windows, said vehicle comprising: a) a chassis formed by a plurality of tubular members interconnected to define a rigid body frame, the chassis carrying an engine, a pair of seats, a pair of front wheels, a pair of rear wheels, and operating controls for navigating the vehicle; and b) a front suspension system for supporting the front wheels for vertical movement in response to terrain changes, the suspension system including a pair of parallel, generally V-shaped upper and lower connecting members extending from the chassis to a respective suspension outer support member that rotatable carries a front wheel, each connecting member including a respective forward control arm that lies in a transverse vertical plane that is perpendicular to a vehicle chassis centerline and a respective rear control arm that extends inwardly and rearwardly from the suspension outer support member, wherein outermost ends of the forward and rear control arms are pivotally connected to the suspension outer support member and innermost ends of the forward and rear control arms are pivotally connected to the chassis at a suspension inner support member, and wherein the innermost ends of the upper forward control arms are spaced from the vehicle chassis centerline a shorter distance than the innermost ends of the lower forward control arms.