Quick Release Mounting System and Methods of Use
OwnerWilliam J. Boffinventor
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Abstract
A quick release mounting system for motorcycle mirrors and similar devices that may be attached directly or indirectly to a handlebar of a motorcycle or similar type vehicle is described. The system comprises as an assembly a first part that is attached to or unitarily formed as part of the stem of a motorcycle mirror. A second part is attached to the motorcycle, typically proximate the handlebar. By releasing a locking mechanism the first part can be separated from the second part to allow the mirror to be removed from the motorcycle. The first and second parts typically comprise a non-circular shank and a non circular bore in which the shank is lockably received.
Claims20
A quick release mirror assembly for a motorcycle, the assembly including:
- a mirror;
- an elongated stem with first and second ends, the first end being attached to the mirror;
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- a quick release mechanism having separable first and second parts,
- the first part comprising a shank having a non-circular shank cross section, the first part being attached to the second end, and
- the second part comprising (i) a bore having a non-circular bore cross section, (ii) a locking mechanism and (iii) a threaded stud;
- wherein the shank is configured for secure and non-rotatable receipt into the bore to be releasably secured by the locking mechanism, and the threaded stud is configured to be received in a mount on the motorcycle.
A quick release assembly for attaching a releasably securing a motorcycle mirror to a motorcycle, the quick release assembly comprising:
- a first part including a shank having a non-circular shank cross section proximate a first end, and one of a threaded bore or threaded shank portion at a second end, the second end being opposite and aligned with the first end;
- the second part comprising (i) a receiving bore having a non-circular bore cross section, (ii) a locking mechanism and (iii) a threaded stud, the threaded stud being aligned with and opposite the bore;
- wherein the shank is configured for secure and non-rotatable receipt into the receiving bore to be releasably secured by the locking mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.