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Door for recreational off-highway vehicle

  • US 9,061,569 B2
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Issued: 06/23/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A door for a recreational off-highway vehicle having a chassis with a step-through door opening, the vehicle being configured to carry occupants on seats in a side-by-side configuration, the seats having upwardly facing lower seat support surfaces and seat backs, the seat backs having a shoulder region approximately 17 inches above the upwardly facing surface of the lower seat support surfaces, the door comprising:

  • a forward end and a rearward end;

    a hinge secured directly to the chassis of the vehicle and positioned between the rearward end of the door and a rearward side of the step-through door opening of the chassis of the vehicle, wherein the hinge has a pivot axis that slopes rearwardly such that the door is held open by gravity;

    a shoulder retention portion slightly forward of and laterally outboard of the shoulder region of the seat back;

    a forward portion extending forwardly and downwardly from the shoulder retention portion to a vertical height below the shoulder region of the seat back.

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