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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Adam J Schlangen, Rush City, MN (US);
Jeffrey D Bennett, Roseau, MN (US);
Brian T Utter, Greenbush, MN (US);
Stephen L Nelson, Osceola, MN (US);
Adam J Schlangen, Rush City, MN (US);
Jeffrey D Bennett, Roseau, MN (US);
Brian T Utter, Greenbush, MN (US);
Stephen L Nelson, Osceola, MN (US);
Polaris Industries, Inc., Medina, MN (US);
Abstract
A vehicle, including an independent rear suspension and a rear drive mechanism including a pair of dual offset joints mounted in a sprocket hub. Each dual offset joint is connected to a half shaft coupled to a wheel. A driven sprocket is connected to the sprocket hub at a location offset from a centerline of the vehicle. An external chain coupled to a drive sprocket coupled to the vehicle's engine and the driven sprocket to transfer rotational movement of the drive sprocket to the driven sprocket, thereby causing rotation of the sprocket hub, the dual offset joints, the half shafts, and the wheels.