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US 7,111,375 B2Granted
Footpeg for a motorcycle
AssigneeHarley-Davidson Motor Company Group, Inc.
InventorsEric R. Buckhouse, Brian T. Nelson, Kurt C. Nelson
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Abstract
A motorcycle footpeg assembly comprising a footpeg mount having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adapted to attach to a motorcycle. The footpeg assembly also includes a footpeg coupled to the second portion with a fastener such that the fastener is not visible from the exterior of the footpeg.
Claims7
A method of attaching a footpeg to a motorcycle, the method comprising:
- attaching a first portion of a footpeg mount to the motorcycle;
- coupling a second portion of the footpeg mount to the footpeg using a fastener, the footpeg including a footpeg body that defines a substantially upwardly-opening chamber, the fastener at least partially disposed within the chamber;
- and
- attaching a footpeg cover to the footpeg body to close the chamber and enclose the fastener within the footpeg.
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A method of attaching a footpeg to a motorcycle, the method comprising:
- attaching a first portion of a footpeg mount to the motorcycle, the footpeg mount defining a longitudinal axis;
- coupling a second portion of the footpeg mount to the footpeg using a fastener, the footpeg including a footpeg body that defines an open chamber that receives at least a portion of the fastener;
- coupling a resilient footpeg cover to the footpeg body to close the open chamber and enclose the fastener;
- and
- rotating the footpeg about the longitudinal axis relative to the footpeg mount.
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A method of attaching a footpeg to a motorcycle, the method comprising:
- attaching a first portion of a footpeg mount to the motorcycle;
- attaching a footpeg body to the footpeg mount, the footpeg body including a first attachment portion and a second attachment portion integrally-formed as part of the footpeg body;
- slidably connecting a first attachment portion that is integrally-formed as part of a footpeg cover to the first attachment portion of the footpeg body;
- and
- engaging a second attachment portion that is integrally-formed as part of the footpeg cover with the second attachment portion of the footpeg body to restrict the footpeg cover from sliding relative to the footpeg body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.