Vehicle kickstands and foot pegs
OwnerMatthew Jon Hotchinventor
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Abstract
A detent mechanism including a ball bearing is used in a motorcycle kickstand and motorcycle foot pegs. A spring is placed in a cavity of a leg of the kickstand or a leg of the foot peg. A ball bearing is placed in contact with the spring. A bracket with two depressions is placed in contact with ball bearing, with one depression surrounding the ball bearing. The bracket is rotatably secured to the leg. When a user kicks or otherwise rotates the leg with a sufficient force, the ball bearing can move from one depression to another depression. The leg of the kickstand can be moved to a down position to support the motorcycle against the ground. The legs of the foot pegs can be moved to an out position to provide support for a motorcycle rider's feet.
Claims13
A rotatable member secured to a vehicle with at least two wheels, the rotatable member comprising:
- a mounting bracket adapted to be mounted to a motorcycle, said bracket comprising:
- a mounting portion for securing the rotatable member to the vehicle;
- a first depression for accommodating a ball bearing;
- a second depression for accommodating the ball bearing;
- and
- a ball path between the first depression and the second depression, and
- a leg rotatably secured to the mounting bracket, the leg comprising a cavity for accommodating a spring, the spring making contact with the ball bearing;
- wherein
- the mounting bracket further comprises a center hole, the leg further comprises a through hole, and the mounting bracket and the leg are rotatably secured by a push screw extending through the through hole and the center hole;
- and
- the mounting bracket further comprises a side hole, and a set screw within the side hole contacts the push screw to prevent the push screw from rotating.
A rotatable member secured to a vehicle with at least two wheels, the rotatable member comprising:
- a mounting bracket comprising:
- a first depression for accommodating a ball bearing;
- a second depression for accommodating the ball bearing;
- and
- a ball path between the first depression and the second depression, said ball path comprising a depressed groove, and
- a leg rotatably secured to the mounting bracket by a single threaded connector which is held in place by a set screw, the leg comprising a cavity for accommodating a spring, the spring biasing the ball bearing toward the mounting bracket;
- wherein the bracket is adapted to be mounted to a motorcycle, and the leg is adapted to support a motorcycle when in a first position relative to the mounting bracket.
A method of assembling a rotatable member and securing the rotatable member to a two-wheeled vehicle, the method comprising:
- placing a spring in a cavity inside a leg of the rotatable member;
- placing a ball bearing in contact with the spring;
- placing a mounting bracket of the rotatable member in contact with the ball bearing, such that a first depression of the mounting bracket partially surrounds the ball bearing;
- applying pressure to the spring to line up a center hole of the mounting bracket with a through hole of the leg, the through hole being on a side of the leg;
- inserting a push screw through the through hole and the center hole;
- securing the push screw such that the push screw is non-rotatable relative to the mounting bracket by inserting a set screw through a side hole of the bracket until the set screw contacts the push screw;
- and
- securing the assembled rotatable member to a frame of the vehicle,
- wherein a force applied to the leg to rotate the rotatable member between a first position and a second position moves the ball bearing between a resting position at the first depression and a resting position at a second depression of the mounting bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.