# US 2013/0252015 A1 · Motorcycle accessory created with a font

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- Number: US 2013/0252015 A1
- Document ID: US20130252015A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/848,000
- Filed: 2013-03-20
- Published: 2013-09-26
- Earliest claimed: 2012-03-20
- Inventors: Fredrick S. Farrington
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20130252015A1

## CPC

- B62M 25/06: foot actuated
- B62K 11/00: Motorcycles, engine-assisted cycles or motor scooters with one or two wheels (fairings or streamlining parts not forming part of the frame B62J; transmission of drive from engines to wheels B62M)
- H01Q 1/3283: {side-mounted antennas, e.g. bumper-mounted, door-mounted (mounted on windscreens H01Q1/1271)}
- H01Q 1/44: using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence)
- Y10T 29/49888: Subsequently coating
- Y10T 29/49986: Subsequent to metal working
- Y10T 428/12: All metal or with adjacent metals
- Y10T 428/12389: having variation in thickness
- B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)
- B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
- H01Q: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS (radiators or antennas for microwave heating H05B6/72)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A fully customized motorcycle part or accessory can include a font-based designed cut therein. The font-based customized design may be cut in metal that forms the part or accessory, such as a shift linkage, antenna, floorboards, and the like, or may be cut in a separate accessory or a separate part of the motorcycle, such as in the bag of a Harley-Davidson® Bagger motorcycle.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A motorcycle component comprising:
a font-based design cut into a stock material and adapted to be used as the motorcycle component.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The motorcycle component of claim 1, wherein the motorcycle component is a shift linkage.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The motorcycle component of claim 1, wherein the motor cycle component is an antenna.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The motorcycle component of claim 1, wherein ends of the motorcycle component are planed to a thickness equal to a thickness of the font-based design.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The motorcycle component of claim 1, wherein the font-based design is planed to a thickness less than a thickness of ends of the motorcycle component.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The motorcycle component of claim 1, wherein at least one end of the motorcycle component is threaded with male threads for connecting the motorcycle component to a motorcycle.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The motorcycle component of claim 1, wherein the stock material is a metal material.

### Claim 8

A method for customizing a component of a motorcycle, comprising:
cutting a stock material into a font-based design chosen by a user;
flattening the stock material to a desired thickness; and
finishing the cut stock material with a desired finish.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein ends of the stock material are flattened in a manner similar to the font-based design.

### Claim 10 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, further comprising interconnecting the font-based design with stock material to provide suitable strength and function of the customized component.