Number plate for a straddle type vehicle
AssigneeYamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakayuki Suzuki
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Abstract
A number plate is provided comprising a body having an indicating portion and an elongated band extending from the number plate body. The band has a wrapping portion to be wrapped around a handlebar of a straddle type vehicle. An engagement portion is formed on a base of the elongated band to engage with a control cable. Engaging the control cable in the engagement portion in this manner can increase the mounting rigidity of the number plate.
Claims20
A number plate for a straddle type vehicle comprising:
- a body comprising a lower portion, a central portion, and an upper portion;
- an elongated band comprising a lower portion and an upper portion extending at least partially upward from the upper portion of the body, wherein the elongated band comprises a wrapping portion that when in combination with the straddle type vehicle at least partially wraps around a handlebar of the straddle type vehicle such that the wrapping portion of the band is held in place at least partially by the handlebar;
- and an engagement portion formed on the lower portion of the elongated band and when in combination with the straddle type vehicle engages with a clutch cable extending from a clutch lever of the straddle type vehicle such that the number plate is at least partially held in place by the clutch cable.
A straddle type vehicle comprising a frame, the frame being supported by a wheel, the wheel rotating about a generally horizontal axis, an engine supported by the frame, a steering shaft comprising at least a portion of the frame, a handlebar coupled to the steering shaft, the handlebar adapted to rotate the steering shaft so as to steer the vehicle, a clutch assembly at least partially coupled to the handlebar comprising a clutch lever and a clutch cable extending from the clutch lever, a number plate comprising a body portion and an elongated band that extends from the body portion wherein the elongated band comprises a wrapping portion adapted to at least partially wrap around the handlebar, an engagement portion formed on a lower portion of the elongated band that engages with the clutch cable such that the number plate is at least partially held in place by the clutch cable.
A front number plate for an off-road two-wheeled motor vehicle, the number plate, when in combination with the vehicle, comprising a body portion having an indicating portion adapted to display at least one number, a band portion extending from an upper part of the body portion of the number plate wherein the band portion comprises a base portion and an elongated band, the base portion connected to the upper part of the body portion and defining an engagement portion and a retaining portion, the engagement portion receiving at least a portion of a control cable on a handlebar of the vehicle and maintaining such at least a portion of a control cable substantially attached to the front number plate, the elongated band at least partially wrapping around at least a portion of the handlebar such that the retaining portion of the base portion of the band receives at least a portion of the elongated band and maintains such at least a portion of the elongated band substantially attached to the base portion of the band so as to securely maintain the front number plate on the handlebar during operation of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.