# US 5,706,990 A · ATV utility mount and attachment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,706,990 A - Document ID: US5706990A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/726,990 - Filed: 1996-10-07 - Granted: 1998-01-13 - Earliest claimed: 1996-10-07 - Inventors: Reed M. Lahrson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5706990A ## CPC - B60R 9/08: specially adapted for sports gear (vehicles specially adapted for carrying aeroplanes, for carrying boats B60P) - Y10S 224/913: Carrier for rifle or shotgun - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS ## Abstract An ATV utility mount and attachment including a mounting mechanism. The mounting mechanism has a plate member with a pair of pin tubes attached to a front side. A pair of U-bolts, each having a pair of prongs, are positionable about a gear rack of an ATV. Each U-bolt is fastened to the gear rack and the plate simultaneously. A pair of L-pins are included. Each L-pin has a vertical extent integral with a horizontal extent with a connecting curve therebetween. The vertical extent of each L-pin is positioned within one of the pin tubes of the mounting mechanism, when the plate is fastened to the gear rack by the pair of U-bolts. Lastly, an accessory for coupling to the mounting mechanism for transporting on the ATV is included. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A new and improved ATV utility mount and attachment comprising in combination: a mounting mechanism having a plate member with a pair of cylindrical pin tubes, the plate member having a front side and a back side with a plurality of holes therethrough, the plate member having a center hole therethrough being proportionately spaced from the pair of pin tubes, the pair of pin tubes being fixedly attached to the front side of the plate member, each pin tube having an axial hole therethrough; a pair of U-bolts with each having a pair of prongs, each prong having a threaded end capable of receiving a nut, each of the U-bolts being positionable about a gear rack of an ATV, the pair of prongs of each U-bolt being positioned through two of the plurality of holes of the plate member for coupling the plate member to the gear rack, each U-bolt being fastened to the gear rack and the plate member simultaneously when the prongs are positioned through the holes and each threaded end being engaged by the nut; a pair of L-pins with each having an elongated vertical extent integral with a horizontal extent with a connecting curve therebetween, the vertical extent of each L-pin being positionable within one of the pin tubes of the mounting mechanism, each horizontal extent having a neck ring positioned thereon and adjacent the connecting curve, each vertical extent having a horizontal opening therethrough capable of aligning with the axial hole of the corresponding pin tube when positioned therein, the pair of L-pins being lockingly positioned within the pin tubes when the plate is fastened to the gear rack by the pair of U-bolts; and a rifle scabbard having a housing member with a cover hingedly attached thereto, the housing member having a bottom side with a mounting flange and a rear end, the mounting flange having a plurality of axial holes therethrough, the rear end of the bottom side having a hook member, the cover having a handle projecting from a top side thereof and a latch attached to a rear end of the cover, the latch being positionable over the hook of the housing for securing a rifle within the scabbard, the holes of the mounting flange being capable of receiving the horizontal extents of the L-pins for coupling the scabbard to the mounting mechanism, whereby when the plate is fastened to the gear rack the scabbard is mounted thereto for transporting on the ATV. ### Claim 2 An ATV utility mount and attachment comprising: a mounting mechanism having a plate member with a pair of pin tubes attached to a front side thereof; a pair of U-bolts with each having a pair of prongs and being positionable about a gear rack of an ATV, each U-bolt being fastenable to the gear rack and the plate simultaneously; a pair of L-pins with each having a vertical extent integral with a horizontal extent with a connecting curve therebetween, the vertical extent of each L-pin being positioned within one of the pin tubes of the mounting mechanism when the plate is fastened to the gear rack by the pair of U-bolts; and an accessory with an attaching means for coupling to the mounting mechanism for transporting on the ATV. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 2, wherein the plate member of the mounting mechanism has a back side and a plurality of holes through the plate member, the plate member having a center hole therethrough and proportionately spaced from the pair of pin tubes. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 3, wherein each of the pair of pin tubes is fixedly attached to the front side of the plate member and has an axial hole therethrough. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 4, wherein each horizontal extent has a neck ring positioned thereon and adjacent the connecting curve, each vertical extent having a horizontal opening therethrough capable of aligning with the axial hole of the corresponding pin tube positioned therein. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 3, wherein the pair of prongs of each U-bolt is positioned through two of the plurality of holes of the plate for coupling the plate to the gear rack, and each prong of the U-bolts has a threaded end capable of receiving a nut when the prongs are positioned through the holes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 3, wherein the accessory is a bracket member having a base plate with a vertical plate extending upwardly therefrom, the base plate having axial hole pairs spaced from an end edge thereof, the vertical plate being the attaching means and having a pivot tube and a plurality of angle holes, the pivot tube being positioned within the center hole of the plate member of the mounting mechanism. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 2, wherein the accessory is a rifle scabbard with a housing member having a cover hingedly attached and the attaching means is a mounting flange connected to said scabbard. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 8, wherein the housing member of the rifle scabbard has a bottom side including the mounting flange and a rear end, the mounting flange having a plurality of axial holes therethrough, the rear end having a hook member, and the holes of the mounting flange being capable of receiving the horizontal extents of the L-pins for coupling the scabbard to the mounting mechanism. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The ATV utility mount and attachment as set forth in claim 8, wherein the cover has a handle projecting from a top side thereof and a latch attached to a rear end of the cover, and the latch being positionable over the hook of the housing for securing a rifle within the scabbard.