Motorcycle engine cover bumper device
OwnerMarc Salvisberginventor
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Abstract
A motorcycle engine cover bumper device (10) includes a road engagement memberr (12) joined to an outer wall (16) of a motorcycle engine cover (18) such that the road engagement member (12) engages a road surface before the motorcycle engine cover (18) thereby preventing damage to the cover when a motorcycle (47) travels around a road bend or during a “controlled crash” when a side portion of the motorcycle slides upon the road surface.
Claims39
A motorcycle engine cover bumper device comprising:
- a road engagement member;
- means for attaching said member to the motorcycle engine cover;
- and
- means for positioning said road engagement member upon the motorcycle engine cover such that the road engagement member engages a road surface before the motorcycle engine cover engages the road surface.
A device for preventing engagement between a motorcycle engine cover and a road surface when the motorcycle driver causes the motorcycle to lean while traveling through a road bend comprising:
- a road engagement member;
- means for removably securing said road engagement member to a motorcycle engine cover;
- and
- means for positioning said road engagement member upon a portion of the motorcycle engine cover whereby the motorcycle engine cover is prevented from engaging the road surface when the motorcycle driver leans the motorcycle while traveling through a bend in the road.
A method for preventing engagement between a motorcycle engine cover and a road surface, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a road engagement member;
- securing said road engagement member to a motorcycle engine cover;
- and
- disposing said road engagement member upon the motorcycle engine cover such that the motorcycle engine cover is prevented from engaging the road surface while the road engagement member engages the road surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.