Patent ID: 7261174
Filing Date: 2007-08-28
Classification: B62J,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle comprising: right and left front wheels; right and left rear wheels; a driver's seat; a fuel tank mounted forwardly of the driver's seat; an engine mounted below the fuel tank; right and left rear fenders over at least a portion of the rear wheels; a rear cowl extending from the right and left rear fenders, the rear cowl having a rearwardmost surface that is forward of rearwardmost points of the right and left rear wheels; right and left rear combination lamps mounted on the rear cowl; a rear carrier having a rear end, the rear carrier is mounted on a rear portion of the vehicle above the rear cowl and the rear end is positioned to the rear of the rearwardmost surface of the cowl, wherein the vehicle can be stood upright with the right and left wheels and the rear end of the rear carrier in contact with the ground and with the rear cowl not in contact with the ground; and an accessory socket for supplying power to an accessory device, the accessory socket is mounted on the cowl forwardly of the rear end of the rear carrier and downwardly of the rear carrier, and the accessory socket is positioned to the rear of the driver's seat, and the accessory socket is provided between the left and right rear combination lamps, and the socket is positioned closer to one of the lamps than to the other lamp, wherein when the vehicle is stood upright the accessory socket does not contact the ground.