Safety device for motorcycle foot pegs

#The present invention generally relates to safety devices for motorcycles. More specifically, the present invention relates to a foot-retaining device for a motorcycle foot peg.

#In the past, passengers on two-wheeled vehicles such as motorcycles generally placed their feet on portions of the vehicle frame for support while driving on a roadway. In some instances, foot supports for passengers have been pivotally incorporated into the frame behind the seat of the driver at approximately axle level. Although such incorporations have been successful in providing support for the driver's feet, nothing is provided for guiding the passenger's feet onto the support and there is a lack of retention of the foot itself. The passenger is left with a feeling of instability.

#Several attempts to provide additional passenger foot support have included a boot-type retainer that has been proven to be unsafe in the event the passenger should fall or desire to rapidly put his or her feet on the ground such as at a stop sign. Under such circumstances, the passenger has difficulty extracting his or her feet from the boot-type retainer in a rapid and natural manner.

#Other advantages of the present invention are readily appreciated as the invention becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a front view of the safety device of the present invention;

#FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the safety device of the present invention;

#The present invention provides an adjustable safety device, generally shown at 10 in the attached figures. The safety device 10 is for use on a motorcycle foot peg 16. The device 10 includes a support mechanism generally indicated at 14, a mounting mechanism 12 for mounting the support mechanism 14 on and spaced from the foot peg 16, and an adjusting mechanism 18 for adjusting the support mechanism 14. relative to the foot peg 16. The adjusting mechanism 18 extends between the support mechanism 14 and the mounting mechanism 12. The safety device 10 also provides the passenger with a hands-free feeling of support while riding on a motorcycle.

#The term “foot peg” as used herein is intended to include a conventional foot peg 16 normally found as part of a motorcycle. The foot peg 16 can be of any size and attached by various means to any motorcycle. For example, the foot peg 16 can be the passenger foot peg 16 on the rear portion of the motorcycle, or alternatively the foot peg 16 can be the foot peg 16 of the driver. The present invention can function with any size foot peg 16 on any make or model of motorcycle. The safety device 10 of the present invention can also be applied to motorcycles with floorboards, using a bracket capable of being affixed to the floorboards. Alternatively, the safety device 10 can be made detachable from the foot peg 16 or frame mount. The detachment process can be accomplished by a quick release mechanism, thus making it possible to remove the device instantly with a release pin trigger similar to the trigger present on the existing part. In other words, the safety device 10 can be removed and stowed either on the motorcycle, on the person, or in a saddle bag, while the adjusting mechanism 18 remains attached to the mounting mechanism 12.

#The term “support mechanism” as used herein is intended to indicate the support mechanism: 14 as shown in the attached figures. The support mechanism 14 is a device that can create a platform to abut with a foot and is spaced from the foot peg 16 and can be adjusted to move relative thereto. The support mechanism 14 can be anything that can perform this function, such as a foot peg or shifter peg already manufactured for a motorcycle. Further, the support mechanism 14 can be flat, round, longer, or shorter than the described foot pegs. The support mechanism 14 can be a shifter peg of the same make and model as the motorcycle to which the support mechanism 14 is being attached. Alternatively, the support mechanism 14 can be any support mechanism 14 that can be affixed to the motorcycle. The size of the support mechanism 14 does not have to be identical to that of the shifter peg, but instead can be larger or smaller depending on the preference of the passenger and the location at which it is being fitted. Alternatively, the support mechanism 14 can be made by another maker than that of the motorcycle to which the support mechanism 14 is being affixed.