Breakaway Hand Guard
OwnerAndy Adaninventor
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Abstract
An improved hand guard assembly comprises a main body portion, a clamp, and an arm member. A hinge joint assembly pivotally connects the arm member to a second end of the main body portion. The clamp connects a handlebar to a first end of the main body portion. A coil spring of the hinge joint assembly restricts the free rotation of the arm member relative to the main body portion about a central axis. In a frontal accident or sudden deceleration of the vehicle, the operator's arms may hit the shield attached to the arm member in a forward direction imparting a forward force and rotating the arm member about the hinge joint assembly. The operator may then be thrown clear from the vehicle, preventing additional injuries that can occur when an operator's arms are caught between conventional hand guards and the handlebars.
Claims16
A hand guard assembly attachable to a handlebar of an off highway vehicle and for protecting the hands of an operator of the off highway vehicle, the hand guard assembly comprising:
- a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a clamp connecting said main body portion to the handlebar of the off highway vehicle;
- an arm member pivotally connected to the second end by a hinge joint assembly, the hinge joint assembly allowing the arm member to be rotatably adjusted about a central axis between a first position and a pre-determined second position;
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- a hand guard integrated into said arm member.
A hand guard assembly attachable to a handlebar of an off highway vehicle and for protecting the hands of an operator of the off highway vehicle, the hand guard assembly comprising:
- a main body portion having a first end and a second end;
- a clamp connecting said main body portion to the handlebar of the off highway vehicle;
- an arm member pivotally connected to the second end by a hinge joint assembly, the hinge joint assembly positioned between the second end of the main body portion and the proximal end of the arm member allowing a limited rotation about a central axis from said first position to said pre-determined second position;
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- a hand guard integrated into said arm member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.