Anti-tip device for ATV
OwnerPhillip R. C. Lathaminventor
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Abstract
An anti-tip device for an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) having a T-shaped first support member formed by a first section and a second section with opposing left and right ends. A trailing end of the first section mounts between the ends of the second section. A leading end of the first section removably connects to the rear end of the ATV. A ground contact member is located on the T-shaped first support member and includes a bottom that is spaced away from the ground surface when front and rear wheels of the ATV are in contact with the ground surface. The ground contact member contacts the ground surface when the front wheel rotates about the rear wheel and away from the ground surface in order to prevent rotation that would cause the front wheel of the ATV to tip backwards over the rear wheel.
Claims18
An anti-tip device for use on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that is supported and configured to travel forwards and backwards on a ground surface and that has a rear end, a front end, a front wheel located at the front end, and a rear wheel located at the rear end, the anti-tip device comprising:
- a T-shaped first support member formed by a first section and a second section with opposing left and right ends, the first section having a trailing end that is joined to the second section between the left and right ends and a leading end that is removably connectable to the rear end of the ATV such that the second section is spaced away from the rear end of the ATV;
- a ground contact member disposed on the T-shaped first support member, the ground contact member having a bottom that is spaced a distance D away from the ground surface S when the front wheel and rear wheel of the ATV are in contact with the ground surface, that contacts the ground surface when the front wheel rotates about the rear wheel and away from the ground surface in order to prevent rotation that would cause the front wheel of the ATV to tip backwards over the rear wheel, and is configured to allow the ATV to travel forwards or backwards while the ground contact member is in contact with the ground surface;
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- a second support member having a leading end that is configured to be removably connected to the ATV and a trailing end that is located opposite the connection and that is configured to be removably attached to the leading end of the first section of the first support member, wherein the leading end of the second support member connects to the rear end of the ATV at a lower vertical position, measured from the ground surface, than a vertical position that the trailing end of the second support member connects to the leading end of the first section of the first support member.
An anti-tip device for use on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that is supported on and is configured to travel forwards and backwards over a ground surface and that has a rear end, a front end, a front wheel located at the front end, a rear wheel located at the rear end, and a trailer hitch located at the rear end, the anti-tip device comprising:
- a cargo area located behind the rear end of the ATV;
- a T-shaped frame configured to vertically support cargo located at the cargo area off of the ground surface, the T-shaped frame having a front configured to removably mount to the ATV, a back, and a longitudinal axis extending between the front and back, the frame consisting:
- a first support member having a first section oriented parallel with the longitudinal axis and a second section oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the second section mounted to the first section and located proximate the back of the frame;
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- a second support member section oriented parallel with the longitudinal axis and having a first end configured to removably connect to the ATV and a second end slidably engaging the first section of the first support member opposite the second section of the first support member;
- a ground contact mounted to the frame behind the back of the frame, the ground contact extending downwardly from the frame and having a bottom that is spaced a distance D away from the ground surface when the front wheel and rear wheel of the ATV are in contact with the ground surface, that contacts the ground surface when the front wheel rotates about the rear wheel and away from the ground surface in order to prevent rotation that would cause the front wheel of the ATV to tip backwards over the rear wheel, and is configured to allow the ATV to travel forwards or backwards while the ground contact member is in contact with the ground surface.
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