Patent ID: 8474561

Claim:
A quad-bike vehicle comprising: a chassis; four wheels rotatably mounted on the chassis; an engine for driving at least two of the wheels; a seat for a user; a handlebar for steering at least two of the wheels; a tow-hitch; a carrier device for mounting on the tow-hitch, the carrier device having a foldable platform, a back, and a tow-hitch attachment element for releasable attachment to the tow-hitch, the platform being foldable towards the back to adopt a storage condition, and being foldable down to adopt an in use condition; wherein the carrier device further includes a retaining element via which the back of the carrier device is connectable, either directly or indirectly, to the chassis; and wherein the retaining element includes a pivotable arm element which is pivotably connected to the back of the carrier device.