Mounting System for a Vehicle and Method of Using the Same
AssigneeSoucy International Inc.
InventorsJimmy BOUTIN, Normand Roy, Mathieu VINCENT, Philippe JAILLET-GOSSELIN, Geneviève THERRIEN, Vincent MORIN, Julie TREMBLAY
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Abstract
A mounting system for mounting an accessory to a vehicle is disclosed. The mounting system generally comprises a receiving hub configured to be secured to the vehicle, typically to the handlebar thereof, and a mounting element, mounted to, or integral with, the accessory, configured to be releasably received into the receiving hub. The receiving hub generally comprises an internal receiving cavity configured to receive a male portion of the mounting element.
Claims26
1) A mounting system for mounting an accessory to a vehicle, the mounting system comprising:
- a) a receiving hub configured to be mounted to the vehicle, the receiving hub comprising a receiving cavity and a locking region;
- b) a mounting element configured to be located on the accessory, the mounting element comprising a support portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured to be slidingly received into the receiving cavity of the receiving hub, the mounting element comprising a locking mechanism configured to releasably yet lockingly engage the locking region of the receiving hub when the mounting portion is received into the receiving cavity.
14) A mounting system for mounting an accessory to a vehicle, the mounting system comprising:
- a) a receiving hub configured to be mounted to the vehicle, the receiving hub comprising a receiving cavity and a locking region, the receiving cavity comprising a plurality of grooves;
- b) a mounting element configured to be located on the accessory, the mounting element comprising a support portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion being configured to be slidingly received into the receiving cavity of the receiving hub, the mounting portion comprising a plurality of resilient protrusions configured to be received in the plurality of grooves, the mounting element comprising a locking mechanism configured to releasably yet lockingly engage the locking region of the receiving hub when the mounting portion is received into the receiving cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.