US 6,438,855 B1 · Portable wheel alignment system for motorcycles

Abstract

A portable alignment system for aligning the front and rear wheels of a motorcycle has a rear wheel assembly including rigid, longitudinally extending, first and second alignment members and a front wheel assembly including rigid, longitudinally extending, third and fourth alignment members. First and second laser units are removably mounted to the first and second alignment members, respectively. At least one measuring indicia is removably mounted to each of the third and fourth alignment members. Rear and front clamping subsystems removably clamp the first and second alignment members on either side of the rear wheel and the third and fourth alignment members on either side of the front wheel during the alignment procedure. The first and second laser units emit laser beams onto the measuring indicia mounted to the third and fourth alignment members, respectively, to provide an objective indication of the degree of alignment of the front and rear wheels.

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Dependent claims

A portable alignment system for aligning the front and rear wheels of a motorcycle, the alignment system comprising:

a rear wheel assembly including rigid, longitudinally extending, first and second alignment members, first and second laser units removably mounted to the first and second alignment members, and a rear clamping subsystem adapted for removably clamping the first and second alignment members on either side of the rear wheel of the motorcycle;
and
a front wheel assembly including rigid, longitudinally extending, third and fourth alignment members, at least one measuring indicia removably mounted to each of the third and fourth alignment members, and a front clamping subsystem adapted for removably clamping the third and fourth alignment members on either side of the front wheel of the motorcycle;
wherein the first laser unit emits a laser beam onto the measuring indicia mounted to the third alignment member and the second laser unit emits a laser beam onto the measuring indicia mounted to the fourth alignment member to provide an objective indication of the degree of alignment of the front and rear wheels.

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A portable alignment system for aligning the front and rear wheels of a motorcycle, the alignment system comprising:

a front wheel assembly including a pair of rigid, longitudinally extending, tubular, alignment members and at least one measuring indicia removably mounted to each of the alignment members;
a rear wheel assembly including a pair of rigid, longitudinally extending, tubular, alignment members and first and second laser units removably mounted to the alignment members;
and
a clamping subsystem adapted for removably clamping the alignment members of the front and rear wheel assemblies on either side of the front and rear wheels of the motorcycle;
wherein each of the laser units emits a laser beam onto a corresponding measuring indicia to provide an objective indication of the degree of alignment of the front and rear wheels.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Portable wheel alignment system for motorcycles

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Portable wheel alignment system for motorcycles

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Abstract

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