Footboard assembly
AssigneeHarley-Davidson Motor Company
InventorsJames L. Hofmann, Roy Rosario
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Abstract
A footboard assembly including a resilient pad having a planar portion and a lip portion extending outward from the planar portion, and a cover member position over the resilient pad. The lip portion extends laterally outward further than an outer perimeter of the cover member. The cover member includes a plurality of openings, and the resilient pad includes a plurality of raised portions extending upward from the planar portion and through the openings. Shaker mounts are formed integrally with the resilient pad to provide vibration damping between the motorcycle platform and the footboard assembly. A substantially rigid insert is molded into the planar portion of the resilient pad. A thin layer of resilient material is positioned under the insert to completely enclose the insert.
Claims18
A footboard assembly for securing to a motorcycle, comprising:
- a platform;
- a resilient pad having a planar portion and a lip portion extending outward from said planar portion;
- a shaker mount integrally formed with said resilient pad, said shaker mount being positioned between said resilient pad and said platform, said platform being mounted in a groove of said shaker mount such that said resilient pad is mounted in spaced relation to said platform;
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- a cover member positioned over said resilient pad, wherein said lip portion extends laterally outward further than an outer perimeter of said cover member such that said cover member is substantially prevented from contacting said platform.
A footboard assembly for securing to a motorcycle, comprising:
- a resilient pad having a planar portion;
- a substantially rigid insert molded into said resilient pad such that said rigid insert is substantially completely sealed within said resilient pad, a shaker mount integrally formed with said resilient pad, said shaker mount being positioned between said resilient pad and said platform;
- said platform being mounted in a groove of said shaker mount such that said resilient pad is mounted in spaced relation to said platform;
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- a cover member positioned over said resilient pad.
A method of making a footboard assembly comprising the steps of:
- forming a resilient pad having a planar portion and a lip portion extending outward from the planar portion;
- forming a cover member to be positioned over the resilient pad, the cover member having an outer periphery;
- engaging the resilient pad with the cover member;
- securing the cover member to the resilient pad to form a footboard assembly with the lip portion extending outward beyond the outer periphery of the cover member;
- forming a shaker mount integral with the resilient pad;
- said shaker mount having a groove;
- providing a platform;
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- engaging said platform with said groove in said shaker mount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.