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US 6,641,196 B1Granted
Adjustable fairing for vehicle
AssigneeCorbin Pacific, Inc.
InventorMichael W. Hanagan
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Abstract
An adjustable fairing for a motorcycle has a fairing body, a pivot assembly for mounting the fairing body on the vehicle, and an adjustment knob operative on the pivoting assembly for adjusting the angle of the fairing body while the motorcycle is in operation.
Claims15
An adjustable fairing for a motorcycle comprising:
- (a) a fairing body;
- (b) mounting means for mounting said fairing body on the motorcycle, said mounting means including a stationary support bracket adapted to be fixed to the motorcycle, and a pivotable bracket fixed to said fairing body and rotatably connected to said support bracket along a fixed axis, said pivotable bracket having first and second ears extending downwardly therefrom, (c) manually rotatable adjustment means operative on said mounting means for adjusting the angle of said pivotable bracket while the motorcycle is in operation, said adjustment means including rod means;
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- (d) sleeve means horizontally mounted between said first and second ears and having a wall with first and second apertures formed therein for seating said rod means therein, said sleeve means moving axially along said rod means when said adjustment means is rotated.
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In combination with a motorcycle having a frame, a driver's seat thereon and a handlebar, an adjustable fairing comprising:
- (a) a fairing body;
- (b) mounting means mounting said fairing body on said frame forwardly of said handlebar, said mounting means including a stationary support bracket fixed on said motorcycle frame, and a pivotable bracket fixed to said fairing body and rotatably connected to said support bracket along a fixed axis, said pivotable bracket having first and second ears extending downwardly therefrom;
- (c) manually rotatable adjustment means operative on said mounting means to pivot said fairing body to adjust the angle of said pivotable bracket relative to said frame while the motorcycle is in operation, said adjustment means including rod means;
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- (d) sleeve means horizontally mounted between said first and second ears and having a wall with first and second apertures formed and scaling said rod means therein, said sleeve means moving axially along said rod means when said adjustment means is rotated.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.