Patent ID: 8596398

Claim:
An all terrain vehicle (ATV) comprising: a frame; a plurality of wheels supporting the frame above the ground; a straddle type seat attached to the frame; a chassis attached to the frame and forming at least a portion of the body, the chassis comprising: a foot tread for a driver to place their feet, a rear wall extending generally vertically and upwardly from the foot tread, the rear wall being projected generally forwardly; an inner side wall positioned adjacent an inner end of the rear wall and extending forwardly from the rear wall; and a protrusion which extends vertically and upwardly, an outer edge of the protrusion being substantially adjacent an outside edge of the foot tread, the rear wall at the intersection of the foot tread being less than the width of the foot tread and a forward-most end of the protrusion extending forward of the rear wall and the inner wall to define a concavity conforming to receive at least a portion of the driver's leg.