# US 6,296,163 B1 · Carrier for straddle type four wheeled all-terrain vehicle and support structure therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 6,296,163 B1 - Document ID: US6296163B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 09/344,874 - Filed: 1999-06-28 - Granted: 2001-10-02 - Earliest claimed: 1998-07-09 - Assignees: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha - Inventors: Jiro Kitao; Takeshi Usui; Hideyoshi Kosuge; Kazuhiro Maeda; Fumio Mizuta; Toru Minami - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6296163B1 ## CPC - B62K 5/01: Motorcycles with four or more wheels (specially adapted for disabled riders B62K5/003) - B60R 9/06: at vehicle front or rear {(rear luggage compartments within vehicle extensible externally of the vehicle body B60R5/041)} - B62J 7/04: arranged above or behind the rear wheel - B62J 7/06: arranged above the front wheel, e.g. on the handlebars - B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS ## Abstract A substantially flat-shaped board type carrier (8) is placed on a carrier frame mounted on the front and/or rear of a straddle type four wheeled all-terrain vehicle. The carrier surface (8A) on which baggage is placed is provided with numerous lateral anti-slip projections (8e) that are parallel to one another and expand outward. Of the parts comprising the carrier frame, at least the front main frame and rear main frame are made of pipe and support the carrier by being fitted into the fitting grooves formed by the ribs on the bottom surface of the carrier. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A carrier for a straddle type four wheeled all-terrain vehicle comprising: a carrier frame; means for mounting the carrier frame on the vehicle; a substantially flat-shaped carrier board mountable on the carrier frame, and including an upper surface for carrying objects; securing means for securing objects on the upper surface of said carrier board, said securing means including (1) a plurality of hook extensions, each hook extension mounted to said carrier frame and extending from said carrier frame at the perimeter of the carrier board so as not to protrude from the upper surface of the carrier board for fastening objects on the carrier board; and said securing means further including (2) a plurality of ring fixtures, each ring fixture in a respective recess spacially separated on the carrier board so as not to protrude from the upper surface of the carrier board for fastening objects on the carrier board. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A carrier according to claim 1, wherein each of said ring fixtures includes a mounting seat insertably mounted in said recess and a ring member pivotally mounted to said mounting seat to pivot between a lowered position within said recess and below the carrier board surface and a raised position extending above said upper surface for securing said objects to said carrier board. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) A carrier according to claim 2, wherein said mounting seat includes opposite retainer ends having respective offset longitudinal axes, said ring member having opposite fitting ends respectively mounted in said retainer ends resulting in friction between said ring member opposite fitting ends and said retainer ends in said lowered position of the ring member to urgingly maintain said ring member in said lowered position against undesired movement. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A carrier according to claim 3, wherein said ring member further includes a first portion extending from said opposite fitting ends to lie substantially flat immediately adjacent the recess bottom and a second portion extending arcuately away from said first portion and upwardly from said recess bottom in said ring member lowered position to enable said ring member second portion to be readily grasped for pivoting said ring member to said raised position above said upper surface. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) A carrier according to claim 3, wherein said mounting seat includes a base having a lower collar portion adapted for insertable mounting into one of said respective recesses on said carrier board upper surface, said base including an upper fold-over band portion immediately adjacent said lower collar portion, said retainer ends formed intermediate and joining said lower collar portion and said upper fold-over band portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The carrier according to claim 1, wherein said carrier board is made of molded resin. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The carrier according to claim 1, wherein said hook extensions are provided on the front and the rear of the carrier frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The carrier according to claim 7, wherein said hook extensions are U-shaped. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A carrier according to claim 1, including a plurality of elongated anti-slip projections from said carrier board upper surface extending partially across said upper surface for preventing said objects from slipping when carried on said upper surface. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The carrier according to claim 9, wherein said anti-slip projections are lateral stripe-like projections parallel to one another. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The carrier according to claim 9, wherein said projections include the shape of letters. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The carrier according to claim 9, wherein notches are formed on the surface of the projections. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The carrier according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is divided laterally into three parts, a center carrier and two side carriers, and wherein the center carrier is slidable in the direction of the vehicle front and rear. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The carrier according to claim 1, wherein a storage box is provided in a portion of said carrier. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The carrier according to claim 1, wherein an anti-slip member made of rubber is mounted in a center portion of the upper surface of said carrier. ### Claim 16 A carrier for a straddle type four wheeled all-terrain vehicle, wherein said carrier is a substantially flat-shaped board and is mounted on a carrier frame on the front and/or rear of the vehicle, and wherein an upper surface of the carrier board on which objects may be placed has a plurality of ring fixtures to fasten objects on said carrier board, each of said ring fixtures has a ring that can be pulled up and pushed down, and wherein said ring fixtures are accommodated in respective recesses formed in the carrier board, said ring fixtures including, a mounting seat having a base with a lower collar portion adapted for insertable mounting into one of said respective recesses on said carrier board upper surface, said base including first and second laterally spaced upper fold-over band portions immediately adjacent said lower collar portion, each said band portion terminating in a retainer end which is joined to said collar portion such that each said retainer end is laterally spaced from each other; and a ring member having opposite fitting ends respectively insertably mounted within said retainer ends pivotally mounting said ring member between a lowered position within said recess and below the carriers board uppers surface, and a raised position extending above said upper surface for mounting said objects to said carrier board. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The carrier according to claim 16, wherein the carrier is divided laterally into three parts, a center carrier and two side carriers, and wherein the center carrier is slidable in the direction of the vehicle front and rear. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The carrier accordingly to claim 16, wherein a storage box is provided in a center portion of said carrier. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The carrier according to claim 16, wherein an anti-slip member made of rubber is mounted in a center portion of the upper surface of said carrier.