Motorcycle paraphernalia locking system
OwnerKelly Motherwellinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a novel concept regarding the specific latching mechanism to provide a secure and easily releasable device. The latching mechanism is used to attach an accessory such as a luggage rack or the sissy bar to a motorcycle or equivalent. The improvements provided herein are significant and novel in light of the prior art. The improvements add increased functionality, as well as protection to the internal moving components, protection of the user from the moving components, and in at least one embodiment, a locking mechanism for additional safety and security.
Claims14
A latching mechanism for a motorcycle accessory comprising:
- a. a housing substantially enclosing inner moving components;
- b. the inner moving components comprising:
- i. a linearly sliding release pin extending through the housing, the release pin having an inner portion within the housing, and an outer portion exterior of the housing;
- ii. a release pin biasing spring biasing the release pin toward a latched position;
- iii. a latching arm having interconnected to the release pin so as to reposition as the release pin is actuated and released;
- iv. the latching arm having a latching arm seer surface;
- v. a jaw arm having a transverse pivot axis relative to the housing, the jaw arm interoperating with the latching arm seer surface through a jaw arm seer surface;
- vi. the jaw arm comprising a jaw arm grasping surface;
- vii. a jaw arm biasing spring biasing the jaw arm toward a released position;
- viii. wherein the latching mechanism is configured to release the jaw arm from a latched position, toward a released position as the latching arm rotates until the latching arm seer surface no longer is in contact with the jaw arm seer surface;
- c. the housing further comprising a mounting structure operatively configured to interconnect the latching mechanism to the motorcycle accessory;
- d. the housing further comprising a housing grasping surface adjacent the jaw arm grasping surface when the jaw arm is in the latched position.
A plurality of mirror image latching mechanisms for a motorcycle accessory, each latching mechanism comprising:
- a. a housing substantially enclosing inner moving components;
- b. the inner moving components comprising:
- i. a linearly sliding release pin extending through the housing, the release pin having an inner portion within the housing, and an outer portion exterior of the housing;
- ii. a release pin biasing spring biasing the release pin toward a latched position;
- iii. a latching arm having interconnected to the release pin so as to reposition as the release pin is actuated and released;
- iv. the latching arm having a latching arm seer surface;
- v. a jaw arm having a transverse pivot axis relative to the housing, the jaw arm interoperating with the latching arm seer surface through a jaw arm seer surface;
- vi. the jaw arm comprising a jaw arm grasping surface;
- vii. a jaw arm biasing spring biasing the jaw arm toward a released position;
- viii. wherein the latching mechanism is configured to release the jaw arm from a latched position, toward a released position as the latching arm rotates until the latching arm seer surface no longer is in contact with the jaw arm seer surface;
- c. the housing further comprising a mounting structure operatively configured to interconnect the latching mechanism to the motorcycle accessory;
- d. the housing further comprising a housing grasping surface adjacent the jaw arm grasping surface when the jaw arm is in the latched position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.