Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Scott T Blanford

Darin D King

Hiroyuki Miyazaki

Anthony M Schroeder

Asao Itaya

Hideaki Yamazumi

Shinichi Karube

Stephen George Hlopick

Michael Vincent Peterson

Jessica L Vera

Nicholas B Renner

Matthew J Alexander

Yoshihito Tokuda

Mitsuya Kawamura

An apparatus connects a dump bed to a frame structure of a vehicle and facilitates tipping of the dump bed in a selected one of a plurality of directions from a load carrying position. The apparatus includes a ball joint assembly. The ball joint assembly is configured to selectively facilitate tipping of the dump bed as directed by an actuator. Vehicles including a ball joint assembly are also provided.

Dump bed connection apparatus and vehicles including same

Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A seat includes a compression surface for sandwiching the fender assembly with respect to the frame. Front and rear fender assemblies can be attached to the frame by a midpoint fastener passing through respective apertures in each of the front and rear fender assemblies, through a grommet, and into the frame. A stay assembly attaches a mudguard to the fender assembly, and can involve a swivel clip. Methods are also provided.

All terrain vehicles and fender assemblies therefor

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Springfield, OH, United States of America

Scott T Blanford