US 6,981,695 B1
All terrain vehicle with multiple winches
Dean Hedlund, Roseau, Minn. (US); David Foss, Greenbush, Minn. (US); and Ryan Sorenson, Roseau, Minn. (US)
Assigned to Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, Minn. (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/684,693.
Int. Cl. B66D 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 254—323 29 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An all terrain vehicle comprising:
a chassis carrying a straddle-type seat;
a pair of front wheels mounted to the chassis, and a steering mechanism operatively connected to the front wheels for steering the vehicle;
a pair of rear wheels mounted to the chassis;
an engine carried by the chassis, the engine being connected to a drive train supplying motive power to at least some of the wheels;
a front winch located proximate the front of the all terrain vehicle; and
a rear winch located proximate the rear of the all terrain vehicle, the front and rear winches being independently operable.