Patent ID: 7753293

Claim:
An apparatus for use with an ATV having an extension rack providing a storage bed having a generally planar support surface with a top side opposite a bottom side and sidewalls that extend upward from the support surface, the extension rack mounted in a position above the rear tires of the ATV and extending rearward beyond the rear tires of the ATV, the apparatus comprising: a spreader assembly adapted to store and distribute granular material therefrom, said spreader assembly having a hopper separate and distinct from the extension rack, and a dispensing mechanism with a motor, said hopper for bulk storage of granular material therein and said dispensing mechanism for distributing granular material stored in said hopper, said hopper having a top surface defining the upper boundary of said hopper spaced from an outlet port defining the lower boundary of said hopper, the outlet port leading to said dispensing mechanism; and mounting means for attaching said hopper to the bottom side of the generally planar support surface of the extension rack such that at least a portion of said top surface of said hopper is positioned adjacent to and under the bottom side of the generally planar support surface of the extension rack whereby said spreader assembly is supported by the extension rack and said hopper stores granular material under the extension rack; wherein said hopper has angled sidewalls that extend rearward beyond said extension rack as well as a hinged door disposed rearward beyond said extension rack, the hinged door having a hinged side opposite a second side, and the angled sidewalls forming a top rim that interfaces to the second side of the hinged door.