Detachable luggage carrier

A latching assembly adapted to engage a mounting member, said latching assembly comprising:

• a support,
• a latching member movably mounted on said support for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position, and
• a locking member mounted for movement relative to said latching member between a locked position, where said latching member is secured in the latched position, and an unlocked position, said locking member being biased toward said locked position,
• said locking member being adapted to move from said locked position to said unlocked position upon engagement of said locking member with the mounting member, and
• said latching member being adapted to pivot from said unlatched position to said latched position upon engagement of said locking member with the mounting member.

The combination of a motorcycle and a luggage carrier removably mounted on said motorcycle, said motorcycle including first and second spaced apart mounting means, said luggage carrier including:

• means for releasably supporting luggage,
• pivot means mounted on said luggage carrier for pivotally engaging a first mounting means,
• latching means mounted on said luggage supporting means and spaced from said pivot means for engaging said second mounting means and for automatically securing said luggage supporting means to the first and second mounting means upon pivotal movement of said luggage supporting means about the first mounting means and towards said second mounting means and into an operative position,
• said first and second mounting means each including an elongate metallic member, a metallic bushing member surrounding the elongate member, an annular groove formed in each bushing member, and an annular plastic insert disposed in each groove , each plastic insert defining a groove for releasably retaining said pivot means or said latching means.

A mounting assembly for mounting and supporting a removable member on a motor vehicle, said mounting assembly comprising:

• an elongated metallic member adapted to be mounted on a motor vehicle;
• a metallic bushing member surrounding said elongated metallic member, said bushing member including an annular groove;
• and
• an annular non-metallic plastic insert positioned within said annular groove and defining a recess for releasably receiving a removable member to be mounted on the motor vehicle.