Patent ID: 7854460
Filing Date: 2010-12-21
Classification: B62D,B62J,B62K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A load-carrying apparatus for a straddle-mount personal recreational vehicle configured for carrying a driver and cargo, the vehicle having a front and rear tires suspended from a frame, the frame supporting a driver seat and a rear upper surface, rearward of the driver seat, generally above the rear tires and forming fenders above the tires, the load-carrying structure being configured for alternatively carrying a passenger or extra cargo, the load-carrying apparatus comprising: a base mounting rack secured above the rear upper surface and extending above the level of the fenders, the base mounting rack having receiver couplers, including a forward receiver coupler positioned adjacent the driver seat and a rearward receiver coupler aft of the forward receiver coupler, said receiver couplers having upwardly oriented openings; a passenger seat having a coupling member selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the receiver couplers of the base mounting rack for quick-release engagement therewith; and a cargo unit having a coupling member selectively securable downwardly into the openings of the receiver couplers of the base mounting rack for quick-release engagement therewith in place of the passenger seat.