Patent ID: 7185737

Claim:
An accessory support structure adapted to be installed on the rear end of an ATV, said ATV having a grid-like horizontal shelf extending crosswise across said ATV, said horizontal shelf having lower support rods extending downwardly into a chassis of said ATV and fastened thereto, said accessory support structure including two vertical upstanding support columns which are fastened to a forward edge of said horizontal shelf and at their lower ends are each fastened to said lower support rods of said shelf by way of horizontal braces being fastened at one of their ends to each of said vertical support columns and at their other ends are fastened to said lower support rods of said shelf, said lower ends of said vertical support columns having a forwardly extending support platform attached thereto to carry items placed thereon, a threaded screw extending between the two vertical support columns proximate an upper end thereof being capable of adjusting the distance between said vertical support columns, wherein an accessory carried by said ATV is an elongated ladder stand having lateral side bars, said ladder stand is carried in a horizontal position on said ATV when not in use and supported by said threaded screw proximate one end of said ladder stand and being supported by braces approximate another end of said ladder stand.