Patent ID: 7607595

Claim:
An apparatus mountable to an ATV comprising: 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 said support surface, said extension rack mountable to the ATV in a position above the rear tires of the ATV and extending rearward beyond the rear tires of the ATV; and a spreader assembly having a hopper separate and distinct from said extension rack, and a dispensing mechanism with an electric motor, said hopper for bulk storage of granular material therein and said dispensing mechanism for distributing granular material stored in the 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, wherein said spreader assembly includes fastening means for attaching said hopper to said bottom side of said generally planar support surface of said extension rack such that the top surface of said hopper is positioned adjacent to and under the bottom side of said generally planar support surface of said extension rack, and said spreader assembly comprises a flow control mechanism disposed below said outlet port that selectively controls flow rate of material exiting said outlet port of said hopper.