US 4,059,207 A · Motorcycle tank bag

Abstract

A tear-drop shaped article carrying bag adapted to be supported on the flat top of a motorcycle fuel tank is formed of a closely woven fabric and has a zipper extending about the line of attachment of the top to the two sides and the narrow front end so that when opened the top lifts forward, as a flap, about the line of attachment to the narrow forward end. A transparent map protector is sewn over the top and access to the area between the protector and the top is attained through a slit formed in the top when the bag is opened. The bottom of the bag rests on a resilient pad with a hole for the protruding fuel cap. A pair of straps surround the pad and the tank and have short auxiliary strap sections extending from their sides which pass through D-rings attached to the bottom of the bag to releasably secure the bag to the tank.

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Dependent claims

In an article retaining system adapted to be supported on the upper surface of a motorcycle fuel tank, in combination:

a pair of elongated flexible straps;
fastener means affixed to said straps so that they may be arranged in loops adapted to surround the tank and thereby be secured to the tank;
a flat resilient pad adapted to be secured to the top of the tank beneath the elongated straps to act as a supporting surface for a flexible bag;
said flexible bag having a flat side adapted to be supported on the top of the pad and having an opening flap for providing access to the interior of the bag;
separable closure means adapted to releasably secure the flap to the bag to close the bag;
and quick release fastener means including fastener elements secured to each of said elongated straps and to said bag and adapted to be engaged to releasably retain said bag on said motorcycle fuel tank independently of the securement of the straps to the motorcycle fuel tank by the fastener means, whereby said bag may be quickly installed and released from the motorcycle fuel tank without removal of said straps and pad from said motorcycle fuel tank.

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Motorcycle tank bag

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Motorcycle tank bag

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