Saddlebags
AssigneeBagMan, Inc.
InventorBruce W. Vetter
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Abstract
A pair of saddlebags for a motorcycle or like vehicle comprising a pair of housings joined by a plurality of flexible straps which straddle the vehicle and suspend the housings on opposite sides thereof. Each housing has associated therewith a compartment formed by a protective cover within which buckles are situated to adjustably secure the ends of the strap originating from the opposing housing. Additional straps are adjustably secured to the housings within the compartments and are removably engagable at their ends with an adaptor on the vehicle frame. A mounting means on the vehicle seat mates with the straps to further secure the saddlebags. A pair of handles are included with each housing through which the housings may be carried either individually or in combination.
Claims17
A pair of saddlebags for a motorcycle or like vehicle comprising:
- first and second separable housings;
- a flexible strap associated with each of said housings for suspending the housings from the vehicle;
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- a first mounting means spanning the width of and being removably secured to a seat on said vehicle for mating with at least one flexible strap extending between said housings for positively locating the housings on the vehicle;
- said strap and mounting means having securing means comprising a Velcro type strip on the first mounting means removably engaging with mating means on said strap, said securing means being readily engageable and separable for detachably suspending said housings from said vehicle.
A pair of saddlebags for a motorcycle or like vehicle comprising:
- first and second identical housings, each housing having a first end, a second end and at least one facing wall between the first and second ends facing a comparable wall on the other housing;
- each housing having a flexible member connected at one end to the facing wall near the first end of the housing and extending to an adjustable connection at the facing wall of the other housing near the second end of said other housing, said member extending between and connecting said housings;
- mounting means for securing the housings to the vehicle, said mounting means being removably attached to a seat of the vehicle and having Velcro-type means thereon engaging with mating means on the flexible member for removably suspending the housings therefrom;
- at least one protective compartment along the facing wall of one housing facing the other one of said housings, said compartment enclosing one end of the flexible member;
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- means for adjusting the extension of said flexible member, said adjusting means being within said compartment and being manipulable for increasing or decreasing the length of the flexible member so that the saddlebags can be attached to vehicles of different widths and at a desired riding height.
A pair of saddlebags for a motorcycle or like vehicle comprising:
- first and second identical housings;
- means for connecting said first and second housings, each to the other;
- each housing having a first end, a second end and at least one facing wall between the first and second ends facing a comparable wall on the other housing;
- a compartment associated with said facing wall on each said housing;
- each said connecting means comprising an extendable strap connected at one end to the facing wall of one housing inside the compartment and close to the first end of the housing, each said connecting means extending into the compartment on the other housing and being adjustably attached to the facing wall of said other housing, said connecting means engaging first mounting means on the vehicle;
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- a secondary mounting means on each housing fastened to the facing wall in the compartment substantially at the midportion of the housing, said secondary mounting means having a fastener at a free end portion thereof connecting with a mating fastener on a frame member on said vehicle.
A pair of saddlebags for a motorcycle or like vehicle comprising:
- first and second housings;
- at least one flexible strap associated with one of said housings for connecting said first and second housings, each to the other;
- at least one protective compartment associated with one of said housings within which said strap is extensible;
- means within said compartment for securing an end of said flexible strap;
- a first mounting means spanning with width of and secured relative to said vehicle and engageable with said strap, said strap and mounting means having securing means comprising readily engageable and separable Velcro-type strips for detachably suspending the housings from the vehicle;
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- secondary mounting means for removably mating at least one of said housings with a frame member on said vehicle;
- said secondary mounting means, in conjunction with the first mounting means positively locating the first and second housings upon the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.