Patent ID: 8696024
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A01B,B60R,E02F

Abstract:
1. A vehicle comprising: an accessory coupler operatively mounted to one of the vehicle and an accessory, the accessory coupler including two spaced-apart coupler attachment plates having a free end, each one of the coupler attachment plates having an upper groove with an open end provided at the free end of the respective one of the coupler attachment plates and an elongated guide member comprising an elongated slot extending below the respective one of the upper grooves, the upper grooves being tapered and downwardly extending; an accessory attachment component operatively mounted to the other one of the vehicle and the accessory, the accessory attachment component being detachably engageable with the accessory coupler and having at least one upper male member and at least one lower male member respectively engageable in the upper grooves and the elongated guide members to configure the accessory attachment component and the accessory coupler in a coupled configuration, the at least one lower male member being engageable in the elongated guide member and slidable therein toward the coupled configuration; and a locking mechanism for securing the accessory attachment component and the accessory coupler together when the accessory attachment component is engaged with the accessory coupler in the coupled configuration.