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US 5,685,388 AGranted
Motorcycle with an enclosed body and support assembly
OwnerPeter William Bothwell, Roy Bothwellinventors
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Abstract
A motorcycle having an enclosed or substantially enclosed body and respective support members at the sides of the motor cycle and movable downwardly relative to the body into engagement with the ground, wherein each support member is in the form of an open-topped enclosure for receiving a lower portion of the respective leg of the rider with a footrest extending into such enclosure.
Claims18
A motorcycle, comprising:
- a. a body having a longitudinal center line and at least partially defining an enclosed space for receiving a rider of said motorcycle;
- b. a footrest connected to said body;
- c. a first support member disposed to one side of said center line and a second support member disposed to the other side of said center line, each said support member forming a lower body enclosure having an open upper end through which a leg of the rider can be placed into said support member, said footrest extending at least partially into said support member, said support member providing for the accommodation of the leg and foot of the rider when the foot of the rider is positioned other than above said footrest;
- a transmission and a brake,
- d. a controller for said motorcycle provided at said footrest, wherein said controller controls at least one of the group consisting of the speed, transmission, and brake of said motorcycle;
- and
- e. said support member arranged with respect to said body and said footrest for movement upwards and downwards independently of said footrest relative to said body between an upper position and a lower position.
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A motorcycle having a transmission, a brake, a signal light and a headlight comprising:
- a. a protective body that at least partially encloses the rider, said body having a longitudinal center line;
- b. a footrest connected to said body;
- c. a movable support member that defines an enclosure with an open upper end for receiving the leg of the rider mounted on each side of the longitudinal center line of said body, said footrest extending at least partially into said support member, said support member providing for the accommodation of the leg and foot of the rider when the foot of the rider is positioned other than above said footrest;
- d. a controller provided at said footrest for controlling at least one of the group consisting of the speed, transmission, brake, signal light and headlight of said motorcycle;
- and
- e. said support member arranged with respect to said body and said footrest to be moveable upwards and downwards independently of said footrest relative to said body between an upper position and a lower position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.