IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0112980
(2005-04-22)
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등록번호 |
US-7854460
(2011-02-14)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Tweet, Ole E.
- Kalsnes, Kenneth Q.
- Hughes, Ryan
- Wolter, Douglas
- Michalke, Tim
- Solberg, Ronald G.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
11 인용 특허 :
11 |
초록
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A receiver rack includes a main framework piece that is attached to a mounting surface of the personal recreational vehicle. The main framework may be flat and may be fashioned generally in the image of a cargo rack. The main framework may have mounting flanges for facilitating its connection to the
A receiver rack includes a main framework piece that is attached to a mounting surface of the personal recreational vehicle. The main framework may be flat and may be fashioned generally in the image of a cargo rack. The main framework may have mounting flanges for facilitating its connection to the recreational vehicle. The main framework includes at least one coupler mounted thereon. The coupler enables the main framework to be joined to one or more auxiliary frame pieces that contain at least one coupling member that mates with the coupler of the main framework. The coupler may also be used for joining a variety of seating and cargo units to the main framework.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A load-carrying apparatus for a straddle-mount personal recreational vehicle configured for carrying a driver and cargo, the vehicle having a front and rear tires suspended from a frame, the frame supporting a driver seat and a rear upper surface, rearward of the driver
The invention claimed is: 1. A load-carrying apparatus for a straddle-mount personal recreational vehicle configured for carrying a driver and cargo, the vehicle having a front and rear tires suspended from a frame, the frame supporting a driver seat and a rear upper surface, rearward of the driver seat, generally above the rear tires and forming fenders above the tires, the load-carrying structure being configured for alternatively carrying a passenger or extra cargo, the load-carrying apparatus comprising: a base mounting rack secured above the rear upper surface and extending above the level of the fenders, the base mounting rack having receiver couplers, including a forward receiver coupler positioned adjacent the driver seat and a rearward receiver coupler aft of the forward receiver coupler, said receiver couplers having upwardly oriented openings; a passenger seat having a coupling member selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the receiver couplers of the base mounting rack for quick-release engagement therewith; and a cargo unit having a coupling member selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the receiver couplers of the base mounting rack for quick-release engagement therewith in place of the passenger seat. 2. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cargo unit comprises a rack having elongate members and linking members forming a cargo carrying structure. 3. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the cargo unit comprises a storage box forming a cargo bed. 4. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 3, wherein the cargo bed is configured with a pivot mechanism to provide tilting of the cargo bed while the cargo bed maintains positive attachment to the base mounting rack. 5. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base mounting rack is configured for direct attachment to the vehicle via mounting flanges. 6. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receiver couplers include a plurality of vertically oriented couplers formed of tubes, the coupling members of the passenger seat and the cargo unit being received into the vertically oriented couplers of the base mounting rack. 7. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 6, wherein at least one of the coupling members includes an attachment flange insertable into one of the receiver couplers, the flange extending at least partially through a front, horizontal side opening in the coupler tube. 8. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 6, further comprising a retainer pin securable between at least one of the coupling members and the receiver couplers. 9. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 1, wherein a mounted position of the passenger seat is adjustable between at least two different positions along a length direction of the base mounting rack. 10. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base mounting rack includes at least two forward receiver couplers and at least two rearward receiver couplers. 11. The load-carrying apparatus of claim 10, wherein the rearward receiver couplers each include a biased pin for engaging one of the coupling members. 12. A load-carrying apparatus for a straddle-mount personal recreational vehicle configured for carrying a driver and cargo, the vehicle having a front and rear tires suspended from a frame, the frame supporting a driver seat and a rear upper surface, rearward of the driver seat, generally above the rear tires and forming fenders above the tires, the load-carrying structure being configured for alternatively carrying a passenger or extra cargo, the load-carrying apparatus comprising: a base mounting rack secured above the rear upper surface and extending above the level of the fenders, the base mounting rack having receiver couplers, including two forward receiver couplers positioned adjacent the rear end of the driver seat and two rearward receiver couplers aft of the forward receiver couplers, said receiver couplers having vertically oriented openings formed from tubes, said forward receiver couplers having frontal openings in a lower portion thereof; a passenger seat having two forward coupling members selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the forward receiver couplers of the base mounting rack and two rearward coupling members selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the rearward receiver couplers of the base mounting rack, the forward coupling members having forwardly extending flanges at the lower ends thereof, for quick-release engagement with the frontal openings in the forward receiver couplers; and a cargo unit having two forward coupling members selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the forward receiver couplers of the base mounting rack and two rearward coupling members selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the rearward receiver couplers of the base mounting rack, the forward coupling members having forwardly extending flanges at the lower ends thereof, for quick-release engagement with the frontal openings in the forward receiver couplers, the cargo unit being securable on the base mounting rack in place of the passenger seat.
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