Motorcycle footrest
AssigneeSquire & James, Ltd.
InventorsRaymond H. James, Gene W. Squire
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A secondary footrest assembly is supplied for use by a passenger for use on a motorcycle to permit the passenger to vary his or her foot position. A preferred embodiment of the footrest assembly utilizes an elongated arm member arranged for support at its lower end, to a cantilever support member conventionally used to provide support to a foldable pedal-type footrest or to a conventional foldable peg-like footrest. The cantilever support member and the support at the lower end of the elongated arm member are each preferably configured in registering cross-section to prevent or resist torque exerted on the arm when foot pressure is applied to an alternate footrest extending from and supported by the distal end of the lever arm.
Claims9
In a passenger footrest assembly for a motorcycle which comprises a frame, a footrest support member extending laterally from said frame and a first footrest supported by and at a distal end portion of said support member:
- the improvement comprising an elongated arm arranged to support an alternate footrest extending laterally from a distal end portion of said elongated arm, said elongated arm arranged to be supported by and extending upwardly and forwardly from said footrest support member and to be positioned thereon and relative to said frame and said first footrest;
- and wherein said footrest support member includes, for at least a portion of its length, a torque resisting cross-sectional geometric configuration having a top linear surface and oppositely disposed linear surfaces depending downwardly from said top linear surface, the lower supporting end of said elongated arm defining a mating, open-ended, torque-resisting cross-sectional surface configuration arranged for supporting engagement with said footrest supporting member, said open-ended surface defining substantially identical matching top and downwardly depending linear surfaces, and means for securing said elongated arm to said footrest support member.
In a passenger footrest assembly for a motorcycle which comprises a frame, a footrest support member extending laterally from said frame and a first footrest supported by and at a distal end porting of said support member;
- the improvement comprising an elongated arm arranged to support an alternate footrest extending laterally from a distal end portion of said elongated arm, said elongated arm arranged to be supported by and extending upwardly and forwardly from said footrest support member and to be positioned thereon and relative to said frame and said first footrest and means for resting torque created by pressure exerted upon the alternate footrest, said torque resisting means comprising a protuberance extending laterally from said elongated arm and toward said frame, the laterally extending dimensions of said protuberance being selected to stop rotational movement of said elongated arm with respect to said frame.
In a passenger footrest assembly for a motorcycle which comprises a frame,a footrest support member extending laterally from said frame and a first footrest supported by and at a distal end portion of said support member;
- the improvement comprising an elongated arm arranged to support an alternate footrest extending laterally from a distal end portion of said elongated arm, said elongated arm arranged to be supported by and extending upwardly and forwardly from said footrest support member and to be positioned thereon and relative to said frame and said first footrest, and means for resisting torque created by pressure exerted upon the alternate footrest, said torque resisting means comprising a stationary mounting plate arranged for attachment to said frame, the elongated arm having at its lower end portion a configured recessed mortise for receiving the inner end of said footrest support member and an embossment on the side opposite said mortise arranged to receive a mating recessed mortise formed in said stationary mounting plate to resist rotation of said elongated arm with respect said bracket and said frame.
In a passenger footrest assembly for a motorcycle which comprises a frame, a footrest support member extending laterally from said frame and a first footrest supported by and at a distal end portion of said support member;
- the improvement comprising an elongated arm arranged to support an alternate footrest extending laterally from a distal end portion of said elongated arm, said elongated arm arranged to be supported by and extending upwardly and forwardly from said footrest support member and to be positioned thereon and relative to said frame and said first footrest, and means for securing said elongated arm to said footrest support member and for resisting torque created by pressure exerted upon alternate footrest, said support means and said torque resisting means comprising a stationary mounting plate arranged for attachment to said frame, said elongated arm including at least one aperture at its supported end portion and a threaded bolt extending through coaxial apertures in said arm and said mounting plate, and a threaded nut for clamping said bolt to said mounting plate bracket and to said arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.