Arctic Cat Inc.

Andrew Hulstein

Brian George Eck

Derek Sorenson

Jared Richard Spindler

Peter Schoenecker

Craig Kennedy

Mark Esala

John Seal

Scott Mazour

Ryan John Hughes

Adam Eric Kuiken

A vehicle configuration wherein the center of mass of the vehicle is approximately superimposed upon the passenger and driver centers of mass when seated within the vehicle. An occupant's center of mass can be approximated using a standard center of mass position approximation, or a combination of any number of standard center of mass position approximations. The vehicle's center of mass can be approximately superimposed upon the occupant's center of mass in at least the longitudinal and vertical directions.

Vehicle engine mounting

A recreational off-highway vehicle includes side-by-side passenger and driver seats held within a chassis that is approximately 50 inches wide. The seats sit low in the chassis and are covered by a roll cage. Grab handles are positioned on the sides of the passenger seat. Select large round tubing protects the vehicle, while rectangular tubing frames the portions of the vehicle beneath body panels. The vehicle is powered by an engine rearward of the seats that is connected to a transaxle. The engine and transaxle are isolation mounted together with a portion of the air intake assembly. The vehicle is suited for rough terrain travel.

Off-highway recreational vehicle

Off-highway recreational device

Growing community of inventors

Thief River Falls, MN, United States of America

Andrew Hulstein