Foot-operated control assemblies and control methods for motorcycles
OwnerDavid Gibson Perryinventor
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Abstract
Foot-operated assemblies and methods of using the foot-operated assemblies to control a motorcycle. A foot-operated assembly includes a shaft that defines a pivot axis, a device for mounting the shaft to the motorcycle, a rocker arm coupled to the shaft so that the rocker arm is rotatable about the pivot axis, a second arm interconnected with the rocker arm so that rotation of the rocker arm causes the second arm to rotate about the pivot axis, a feature for coupling the second arm to a gear shifter linkage or a brake cylinder rod of the motorcycle, and a foot board attached to the rocker arm so that rotation of the foot board causes the rocker arm and the second arm to rotate about the pivot axis.
Claims23
A foot-operated assembly for a motorcycle, the assembly comprising:
- a shaft defining a pivot axis;
- means for mounting the shaft to the motorcycle;
- a rocker arm coupled to the shaft so that the rocker arm is rotatable about the pivot axis;
- a second arm interconnected with the rocker arm so that rotation of the rocker arm causes the second arm to rotate about the pivot axis;
- means on the second arm for coupling the second arm to a gear shifter linkage or a brake cylinder rod of the motorcycle;
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- a foot board attached to the rocker arm so that rotation of the foot board causes the rocker arm and the second arm to rotate about the pivot axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.