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US 4,283,084 AGranted
Motorcycle cover
AssigneeWestworld Enterprises
InventorDonald A. Gallagher
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AssigneeWestworld Enterprises
InventorDonald A. Gallagher
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A lightweight covering for a motorcycle that can be folded into a compact handsize package when not in use. The covering extends from the back of a motorcycle seat to the front of the tank and covers both sides of the engine. Side loops are provided for securing the cover to corresponding motorcycle foot posts and opposing front corners are adapted to overlap in front of the engine and releasably attach to each other.
A portable protective covering for a motorcycle having a seat located higher than the motorcycle engine and a front frame located forward thereof comprising a foldable sheet having a first end portion generally defined by coverging edges each of which merge into a curved-end edge corresponding to the curvature of the back end of said motorcycle seat and adapted to interfit said seat and thereby become frictionally engaged therewith, said first end portion extending into a central portion and an opposing second end portion terminating at a front edge having opposing corners that include corresponding attachment means for releasably connecting said corners to each other across said front framework, said central portion including opposing lateral portions adapted to cover each side of a motorcycle with each lateral portion terminating in a lateral edge having engagement means for releasable connection to a corresponding motorcycle part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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No related US applications are recorded in the indexed filing history.
Parking covers for cycles
Cycle saddles or seats
Term ended 12 Dec 1998 (estimated)
USPTO file history isn’t available for this patent, so only indexed dates are shown.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to protective covers and, more particularly, to a lightweight protective covering for a motorcycle.
2. Description of the Prior Art
FIG. 1 is a perspective bottom plan view of the protective covering of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an illustration depicting use of the invention on a motorcycle.
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the invention.
Referring now to the drawings, it will be noted that reference numeral 10 refers generally to the protective covering of the present invention. The overall shape of the covering may generally be described as pentagonal in shape. It includes an end portion 12 having a curved-end edge 14 adapted to correspond to the curvature of the rear portion 15 of the motorcycle seat.
Extending from the end portion 12 is central portion 16. The central portion is generally defined by converging edges 18,20 which merge at lateral midpoints 20 and 22 into opposing lateral edges 24,26. The central portion terminates at a front edge shown generally by reference numeral 28. In the preferred embodiment, the front edge is provided with indented midpoint 30 from which diverging edges 32,34 extend outwardly to opposing corners 36,38.
The overall length of the protective covering corresponds to the distance from the lower back portion of the motorcycle seat to the front portion of the motorcycle gas tank, shown in FIG. 2 by reference numeral 40. The covering includes opposing lateral portions 42,44 which extend a distance from the central portion down a distance sufficient to cover the lower region of the motorcycle engine shown by reference numeral 46. The purpose is, of course, to protect the engine from adverse weather and other elements.