Accessory Mount For Front Fork
AssigneeMototrax, LLC
InventorRandy Gentry
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Abstract
A system and method for mounting one or more accessories to a vehicle with forks is disclosed. The system can include a frame comprising mounting plates, the mounting plates including at least an axle hole and a fork stop hole. The frame can also include frame rails to connect the mounting plate to an accessory mount. The system can be mounted to the forks of the vehicle using the axle hole and an axle. A fork stop can be placed in the fork stop hole and can include one or more interface points to fit the bottom of the forks. The fork stop can transmit forces from the accessory to the forks in a linear manner and to a location where the forks have additional strength. The fork stop can be designed such that it bends in response to an impact rather than breaking the forks.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a frame defining an axle hole and a fork stop hole;
- an axle, disposed through the axle hole, to detachably couple the system to a fork on a vehicle;
- and
- a fork stop, disposed through the fork stop hole, the fork stop configured to rest against a bottom portion of one or both fork tubes on the vehicle to radially locate the system on the fork.
A system comprising:
- a frame comprising:
- a first mounting plate, with a first end and a second end, the first mounting plate defining:
- an first axle hole to receive an axle from a vehicle to detachably couple the system to a fork on a vehicle;
- and
- a first fork stop hole;
- a first frame rail, with a first end and second end, the first end of the first frame rail detachably coupled to the second end of the first mounting plate;
- an accessory mount, detachably coupled to the second end of the first frame rail, to couple an accessory to a vehicle;
- and
- a fork stop, disposed through the first fork stop hole, the fork stop configured to rest against a bottom portion of one or both fork tubes of the fork to radially locate the system on the fork tube.
A method comprising:
- removing an axle from a front forks of a vehicle;
- removing a front wheel from the front forks;
- placing an accessory mounting system between the front forks;
- inserting an axle through an axle hole on the front forks and an axle hole on the accessory mounting system to detachably couple the accessory mounting system to the vehicle;
- and
- affixing the axle to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.