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Taillight assembly for a motorcycle

OwnerBernard Luttmerinventor

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Abstract

A taillight assembly including a support member, a right light assembly, a right lens assembly, left light assembly, and a left lens assembly. The right and left light assemblies are mounted to a light supporting portion of the support member. The right assembly includes a first light source oriented to direct a first beam of light in a rearward direction and a second light source oriented to direct a second beam of light in a rightward direction. The left light assembly includes third light source oriented to direct a third beam of light in rearward direction and a fourth light source oriented to direct a fourth beam of light in a leftward direction. The right and left lens assemblies are mounted to the light supporting portion to house the right and left light assemblies, respectively, and cooperate to disperse the first, second, third, and fourth beams of light 270 degrees horizontally.

Claims8

Dependent claims

A taillight assembly for a motorcycle having a seat, comprising:

a support member having a mounting portion and a light supporting portion, the mounting portion mountable to the rear of the motorcycle in a way that the light supporting portion extends above the seat, and the light supporting portion having a front side, a rear side, a right side, a left side, an upper end, and a lower end;
a right light assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member adjacent the right side of the light support portion, the right light assembly including a first light source oriented to direct a first beam of light in a rearward direction and a second light source oriented to direct a second beam of light in a rightward direction;
a right lens assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member to house the right light assembly and disperse the first beam of light and the second beam of light;
a left light assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member adjacent the left side of the light support portion, the left light assembly including a third light source oriented to direct a third beam of light in a rearward direction and a fourth light source oriented to a direct a fourth beam of light in a leftward direction;
and
a left lens assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member to house the left light assembly and disperse the third beam of light and the fourth beam of light,
wherein the first light source, the second light source, the third light source, and the fourth light source are running lights.

4 more elements

A taillight assembly in combination with a motorcycle having a seat, comprising:

a support member having a mounting portion and a light supporting portion, the mounting portion mounted to the rear of the motorcycle in a way that the light supporting portion extends above the seat, and the light supporting portion having a front side, a rear side, a right side, a left side, an upper end, and a lower end;
a right light assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member adjacent the right side of the light support portion, the right light assembly including a first light source oriented to direct a first beam of light in a rearward direction and a second light source oriented to direct a second beam of light in a rightward direction;
a right lens assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member to house the right light assembly and disperse the first beam of light and the second beam of light;
a left light assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member adjacent the left side of the light support portion, the left light assembly including a third light source oriented to direct a third beam of light in a rearward direction and a fourth light source oriented to direct a fourth beam of light in a leftward direction;
and
a left lens assembly mounted to the light support portion of the support member to house the left light assembly and disperse the third beam of light and the fourth beam of light,
wherein the first light source, the second light source, the third light source, and the fourth light source are running lights.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/676,444Filed 14 Aug 2017
Published: US 2019/0047650 A114 Feb 2019
Granted: 28 May 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification22 codes

F21S 43/19
Characterised by the light source: attachment of light sources or lamp holders
B60Q 1/0041
Spatial arrangement: of several lamps in relation to each other
B60Q 1/2607
The devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic: comprising at least two…
B60Q 1/2661
The devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic: mounted on parts having…