Quick detachable motorcycle windshield
AssigneeHarley-Davidson Motor Company
InventorJeffrey L. Armstrong
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Abstract
A motorcycle comprises a frame assembly, a wheel rotatably mounted to the frame assembly for rotation about a lateral axis and within a vertical plane, two mounting bosses mounted to the frame assembly, and a windshield assembly having two sockets (e.g., substantially U-shaped and defined by two brackets) mounted to the mounting bosses. One mounting boss extends laterally from the assembly in a first direction, and the other mounting boss extends laterally from the assembly in a second direction substantially opposite the first direction. The sockets are open ended in the vertical plane to allow the windshield assembly to be removed from the mounting bosses by moving the windshield assembly in the vertical plane.
Claims16
A detachable motorcycle windshield assembly adapted to be mounted onto a motorcycle, said windshield assembly comprising:
- a windshield;
- a first socket attached to said windshield, said first socket opening substantially downward relative to an orientation of said assembly on the motorcycle;
- and
- a second socket attached to said windshield, said second socket opening substantially rearward relative to an orientation of said assembly on the motorcycle.
A motorcycle comprising:
- a frame assembly;
- a wheel mounted on said frame assembly for rotation about a lateral axis;
- a windshield;
- an upper mounting means for connecting said frame assembly to said windshield, said upper mounting means including:
- an upper boss connected to one of said frame assembly and said windshield and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the lateral axis;
- and
- an upper open-ended socket that is connected to another of said frame assembly and said windshield;
- and
- a lower mounting means for connecting said frame assembly to said windshield, said lower mounting means including:
- a lower boss connected to one of said frame assembly and said windshield and extending in a direction substantially parallel to the lateral axis;
- and
- a lower open-ended socket that is connected to another of said frame assembly and said windshield, said lower open-ended socket opening in a direction perpendicular to the lateral axis.
A method of mounting a windshield assembly on a motorcycle, the windshield assembly having a first lower socket and a second lower socket attached to the windshield, the first and second lower sockets opening substantially downward relative to an orientation of the assembly on the motorcycle, and a first upper socket and a second upper socket attached to the windshield, the first and second upper sockets opening substantially rearward relative to the orientation of the assembly on the motorcycle, the motorcycle having a wheel mounted on the motorcycle for rotation about a lateral axis, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) attaching a first lower mounting boss and a second lower mounting boss to the motorcycle;
- (b) attaching a first upper mounting boss and a second upper mounting boss to the motorcycle;
- (c) engaging the first and second lower sockets of the windshield assembly with the first and second lower mounting bosses, respectively by moving the windshield assembly downward relative to the mounting bosses;
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- (d) rotating the windshield assembly about an axis that is parallel to the lateral axis until the first and second upper sockets engage the first and second upper bosses, respectively.
A detachable windshield assembly for use with a motorcycle, the motorcycle having a first mounting boss, a second mounting boss, and a wheel rotatable about an axis of rotation, said windshield assembly comprising:
- a windshield having a first portion and a second portion;
- a first bracket attached to said first portion of said windshield, said first bracket having an upper portion defining a first upper open-ended socket and a lower portion defining a first lower open-ended socket;
- and
- a second bracket attached to said second portion of said windshield, said second bracket having an upper portion defining a second upper open-ended socket and a lower portion defining a second lower open-ended socket;
- wherein
- said first lower open-ended socket is sized to engage the first mounting boss and said second lower open-ended socket is sized to engage the second mounting boss such that said first and second lower open-ended sockets contact the first and second mounting bosses when said windshield assembly is installed on the motorcycle;
- and wherein
- said first and second lower open-ended sockets may be separated from the first and second mounting bosses by moving said assembly in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.