All terrain vehicle with front and rear seats
First Claim
1. An all-terrain vehicle comprising:
- two rear wheels spaced from each other in a vehicle lateral direction;
a cargo deck provided above the rear wheels;
a pair of tire houses raised upward from a bottom of the cargo deck;
a folding rear seat, wherein said rear seat includes;
a seating surface disposed between the pair of tire houses and including a front end portion;
a backrest disposed at the rear of the seating surface;
said backrest arranged to be removably associated with said seating surface;
said backrest including a lower end portion supported to be rotatable from a first position of substantially vertical orientation forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about a lower rotation axis arranged to extend in the vehicle lateral direction to a second position of substantially horizontal orientation; and
a partition wall coupled with said backrest to define a front wall of the cargo deck, wherein said partition wall is arranged to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about an upper rotation axis rotatably supported by the backrest to a substantially vertical orientation when the backrest is rotated forward to the second position, the upper rotation axis located above the lower rotation axis of said backrest when the backrest is in the first position.
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Abstract
An all-terrain vehicle has a folding rear seat. The rear seat has a seating surface disposed between a pair of tire houses, a backrest disposed in a vehicle lateral direction at the rear of a front end portion of the seating surface, and a partition wall coupled with the backrest to define a front wall of the cargo deck. A lower end portion of the backrest supported to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about lower rotation axes arranged in the vehicle lateral direction. A partition wall is supported to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about upper rotation axes located above the lower rotation axes. The upper rotation axes are rotatably supported by the backrest.
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14 Claims
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1. An all-terrain vehicle comprising:
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two rear wheels spaced from each other in a vehicle lateral direction; a cargo deck provided above the rear wheels; a pair of tire houses raised upward from a bottom of the cargo deck; a folding rear seat, wherein said rear seat includes; a seating surface disposed between the pair of tire houses and including a front end portion; a backrest disposed at the rear of the seating surface; said backrest arranged to be removably associated with said seating surface; said backrest including a lower end portion supported to be rotatable from a first position of substantially vertical orientation forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about a lower rotation axis arranged to extend in the vehicle lateral direction to a second position of substantially horizontal orientation; and a partition wall coupled with said backrest to define a front wall of the cargo deck, wherein said partition wall is arranged to be rotatable forward with respect to the all-terrain vehicle about an upper rotation axis rotatably supported by the backrest to a substantially vertical orientation when the backrest is rotated forward to the second position, the upper rotation axis located above the lower rotation axis of said backrest when the backrest is in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An all-terrain vehicle comprising:
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two rear wheels spaced from each other in a vehicle lateral direction; a cargo deck provided above the rear wheels and including a cargo bed floor; a folding seat assembly including; a seat defining a seating surface, said seat being pivotably carried by said cargo deck, said seat arranged to be rotated to a first position wherein said seating surface is substantially horizontally disposed, and said seat arranged to be rotated to a second position wherein said seating surface is substantially vertically disposed; said seat including a front edge and a rear edge, said seat being pivotably carried by said cargo deck in the proximity of said front edge; a backrest separate from said seat and including a lower edge and an upper edge;
said backrest being pivotably carried by said cargo deck, said backrest being arranged to be rotated to a first position wherein said lower edge and said upper edge define a substantially vertical plane, said backrest arranged to be rotated a second position wherein said lower edge and said upper edge define a substantially horizontal plane; anda partition wall coupled with the backrest to define a front wall of the cargo deck, the partition wall arranged to be rotatably supported by the backrest in proximity of the upper edge of the backrest, the partition wall including a first surface arranged to face a rear portion of the backrest when the partition wall is in a first position and a second surface, on a side of the partition wall opposite to the first surface, arranged to face the seat when the partition wall is in a second position; said cargo bed floor including a recess; said recess arranged to be covered by said seat when said seat is in said first position; and said recess arranged to receive said backrest when said backrest is in said second position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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