Cab and fasteners for vehicle cab

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10717474-B2
Application number	US-201815927719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2018
Priority date	Mar 21, 2017
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

A utility vehicle including a cab assembly, a roof assembly, a windshield assembly, a rear window assembly, and two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members. The couplers are each aligned with and are releasably connected with a buckle insert attached to one or more of the roof assembly, windshield assembly, rear window assembly and doors of the cab assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An off-road vehicle comprising:
a cab;
a roof portion, windshield, and rear window;
a plurality of ROPS couplers, each coupler secured to one or more ROPS members at a proximal end and each coupler including a recess at a distal end for receiving a buckle insert; and
one or more buckle inserts attached to at least one of the roof portion, windshield, and rear window;
wherein each buckle insert is selectively releasable from a ROPS coupler.

2. A utility vehicle comprising:
a cab assembly;
a roof assembly;
a windshield assembly;
a rear window assembly; and
two or more couplers attached to one or more ROPS members, each coupler secured to one or more ROPS members at a proximal end and each coupler including a recess at a distal end for receiving a buckle insert;
wherein the couplers are each aligned with and are releasably connected with a buckle insert attached to one or more of the roof assembly, windshield assembly, rear window assembly and doors of the cab assembly.

3. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein each coupler includes a buckle retainer for securing a buckle insert.

4. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein each buckle insert includes an aperture for securing with the buckle retainer of the coupler.

5. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein ROPS member comprises tubing.

6. The utility vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the couplers each further comprise a fastener for securing the coupler to a ROPS member.

7. The utility vehicle of claim 6 , further comprising a securing member, positioned between the coupler and the ROPS member.

8. The utility vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the securing member contacts both the coupler and fastener.

Assignees

• Arctic Cat Inc

Inventors

• Collyer Leigh Raymond
• Swanson Aaron Lee
• Eastwood Matthew

Classifications

• B60J5/047

  characterised by the opening or closing movement · CPC title

• B62D27/06 Primary

  readily releasable · CPC title

• B60J7/11

  Removable panels, e.g. sunroofs · CPC title

• B60J7/106

  readily detachable hard-tops (storage compartment for collapsible flexible tops B60J7/20) · CPC title

• F16B5/0685

  Joining sheets or plates to strips or bars (F16B5/0692 takes precedence) · CPC title