Patent · US Expired

Utility vehicles

US6916142B2 · kind B2 · utility

59Cited by
35References
37Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 19, 2002
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 19, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60P1/00
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A utility vehicle for removably mounting and carrying a plurality of different equipment, such as turf maintenance equipment, is provided. The utility vehicle is motorized and has a support frame. A multi-purpose platform is mounted to the support frame. The multi-purpose platform has a plurality of different equipment mounts so configured and arranged to removably mount the plurality of different equipment to the multi-purpose platform. A hydraulic lifting mechanism pivots the multi-purpose platform upward while the equipment is mounted to the multi-purpose platform to provide access to the area of the vehicle underneath the multi-purpose platform.

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