Patent ID: 7431374

Claim:
A vehicle comprising: front and rear wheels; a frame arranged to support the wheels; first and second covers arranged to cover at least a portion of the frame; the first cover including a first ridge, a first inner sloped portion, and a first outer sloped portion integral with each other such that the first inner sloped portion and the first outer sloped portion extend from opposite sides of the first ridge; the second cover including a second ridge, a second inner sloped portion, and a second outer sloped portion integral with each other such that the second inner sloped portion and the second outer sloped portion extend from opposite sides of the second ridge; the first and second covers being arranged to overlap each other such that the first and second ridges overlap each other, the first and second inner sloped portions overlap each other, and the first and second outer sloped portions overlap each other; and none of the first and second ridges, the first and second inner sloped portions, and the first and second outer sloped portions, respectively, are fastened to each other; and a fastener fastening the second cover to the frame in a first clamping direction in which the second cover is placed onto the first cover; wherein the first ridge includes a first ridgeline spaced inward from an edge of the first cover, the first ridgeline having a first convex shape; and the second ridge includes a second ridgeline spaced inward from an edge of the second cover, the second ridgeline having a second convex shape having substantially the same configuration as the first convex shape.