Patent ID: 7377570

Claim:
An all-terrain vehicle comprising: a frame; at least four wheels supporting the frame, two of which are front wheels and two of which are rear wheels, the front wheels defining a front axis and the rear wheels defining a rear axis; a wheelbase defined by the front axis and the rear axis; an engine disposed on the frame for driving at least one of the wheels; handlebars disposed on the frame for steering at least one of the wheels; a straddle driver seat disposed on the frame; a module receptacle on the frame, the module receptacle including a selectively releasable connector for selectively securing a modular component to the receptacle; a modular component releasably secured to the receptacle; and a release lever movable between a first position and a second position, the release lever being operatively connected to the selectively releasable connector, the release lever being biased toward the first position, wherein the selectively releasable connector secures the modular component to the receptacle when the release lever is in the first position, and wherein the selectively releasable connector releases the modular component from the module receptacle when the release lever is in the second position so as to permit removal of the modular component from the receptacle.