INSTRUMENT PANEL SUPPORT
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1. A small utility vehicle instrument panel support assembly comprising:
- a front mounting structure having mounting features thereon that enable the instrument panel support assembly to be attached to a small utility vehicle frame;
a rear mounting structure having mounting features thereon that enable the instrument panel support assembly to be attached to a small utility vehicle frame; and
an instrument panel bracket coupled to the front and rear mounting structures, wherein the front and rear mounting structures are selectively fastened to a small utility vehicle frame with a plurality of fasteners such that the instrument panel support assembly can be non-destructively removed from a small utility vehicle frame and selectively reattached thereto with the plurality of fasteners.
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Abstract
An instrument panel support assembly can be removably attached to a small utility vehicle frame. The instrument panel support assembly can include multiple attachment features that enable a front suspension system to be coupled to the frame in different orientations. The frame can include alignment features that facilitate the alignment of the instrument panel support assembly on the frame for attachment thereto.
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1. A small utility vehicle instrument panel support assembly comprising:
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a front mounting structure having mounting features thereon that enable the instrument panel support assembly to be attached to a small utility vehicle frame;
a rear mounting structure having mounting features thereon that enable the instrument panel support assembly to be attached to a small utility vehicle frame; and
an instrument panel bracket coupled to the front and rear mounting structures, wherein the front and rear mounting structures are selectively fastened to a small utility vehicle frame with a plurality of fasteners such that the instrument panel support assembly can be non-destructively removed from a small utility vehicle frame and selectively reattached thereto with the plurality of fasteners. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A small utility vehicle comprising:
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a frame;
a seating area coupled to the frame;
at least one driven wheel coupled to the frame;
at least one front wheel coupled to the frame;
a front suspension system coupling the least one front wheel to the frame; and
an instrument panel support assembly coupling at least a portion of the front suspension system to the frame, the instrument panel support assembly being directly attached to the frame and having at least two sets of attachment features that allow the front suspension system to be directly attached to the instrument panel support assembly using one of the two sets of attachment features. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A small utility vehicle comprising:
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a frame having at least two retaining features;
an instrument panel support assembly having at least two retaining features; and
at least two alignment features on the frame, wherein engagement of the alignment features on the frame with the instrument panel support assembly aligning the at least two retaining features on the frame with the at least two retaining features on the instrument panel support assembly. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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