ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,343, issued on June 3.
"Suspended rear-mount drivetrain assembly" was invented by Robby Gordon (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and methods are provided for suspending a rear-mounted drivetrain assembly in a chassis of an off-road vehicle. The apparatus includes one or more front mounts for coupling a frontmost portion of the drivetrain assembly to the chassis. The front mounts suspend the frontmost portion from a seat crossmember comprising the chassis. A rearmost portion of the drivetrain assembly is suspended from a rear portion of the chassis by way of a hanger. The hanger is coupled with the rear porti...