Detachable motorcycle passenger seat and/or luggage rack
OwnerCory A. Reichertinventor
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Abstract
A method of matching an auxiliary passenger seat, luggage rack, combination of both, to a motorcycle requires adding short spacers to fender attachment bolts of the motorcycle; providing a seat having a plurality of hooks that mate with the spacers, and a plurality of latches; engaging the hooks of the seat to the spacers of the fender attachment bolts; and engaging the latches prevent the hooks from slipping off of the spacers.
Claims13
A method of attaching a base for an auxiliary passenger seat, luggage rack, or combination thereof to a motorcycle, comprising the steps of:
- adding spacers to a plurality of fender attachment bolts of the motorcycle;
- providing a base having a plurality of hooks and a plurality of latches;
- engaging the hooks of the base to the spacers of the fender attachment bolts;
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- engaging the latches with the spacers to prevent the hooks from slipping off the spacers.
A base for an auxiliary passenger seat, luggage rack, or both for a motorcycle comprising:
- a supporting structure having a plurality of hook members adapted to be engaged with spacers inserted over bolts of the motorcycle;
- a plurality of latches attached to the supporting structure adapted to prevent the hook members from sliding off of the spacers when the latches are secured;
- a plurality of securing devices for the latches.
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
- a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to the frame;
- a steering mechanism by which at least one of the wheels may be steered;
- a fender covering one of the wheels, where the fender is securely attached to the frame by a plurality of fender attachment bolts;
- a plurality of spacers disposed about a plurality of the fender attachment bolts;
- a supporting structure having a plurality of hook members, wherein the hook members are engaged upon the spacers.
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame;
- at least two wheels rotatably attached to the frame;
- a steering mechanism by which at least one of the wheels may be steered;
- an internal combustion engine by which at least one of the wheels may be driven;
- a plurality of bolts attached to the frame;
- a plurality of spacers disposed about a plurality of the bolts;
- a supporting structure having a plurality of hook members, wherein the hook members are engaged upon the spacers;
- latch means engaging at least one spacer by which the hook members are retained upon the spacers;
- at least one securing device that secures the latch means in position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.