| US 7,543,673 B2 | ||
| Wheeled vehicle with water deflectors | ||
| Daniel Lachapelle, Sherbrooke (Canada); Bruno Bedard, Valcourt (Canada); and Dany Duval, Orford (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., Valcourt (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/457,674. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0023242 A1, Jan. 31, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 61/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 180—210 [280/62] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A vehicle comprising:
a frame;
a straddle seat disposed on the frame;
a left front wheel and a right front wheel, each of the front wheels being mounted to the vehicle via a front suspension,
each front wheel having a fender associated therewith;
at least one rear wheel mounted to the vehicle via a rear suspension;
an engine mounted to the frame, the engine powering at least one of the wheels;
handlebars disposed forwardly of the straddle seat and operatively connected to the front wheels for steering the front wheels,
each of the front wheels and its corresponding fender turning about a generally vertical pivot axis when steered;
a left footrest disposed on a left side of the vehicle at a location below the straddle seat;
a right footrest disposed on a right side of the vehicle at a location below the straddle seat;
a left water deflector having at least one portion disposed at a location between the left front wheel and the left footrest;
and
a right water deflector having at least one portion disposed at a location between the right front wheel and the right footrest;
wherein when the vehicle is operated on a wet surface, the left front wheel sprays water along a first spray path towards
the left footrest and the right front wheel sprays water along a second spray path towards the right footrest; and
wherein the left water deflector intersects the first spray path and deflects the water away from the left footrest, and the
right water deflector intersects the second spray path and deflects the water away from the right footrest.
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