Motorcycle footboard heel rest
OwnerPhilip James Grgurichinventor
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Abstract
A heel rest apparatus for a motorcycle footboard comprises a one-piece heel rest structure and a locking structure securable to a mating portion of the one-piece heel rest structure. The one-piece heel rest structure includes a heel rest portion and a mounting portion. The heel rest portion has an inwardly curved foot engagement surface at a front portion thereof. A footboard receiving channel is provided within the mounting portion. A footboard engaging portion of the locking structure extends at least partially across a width of the footboard receiving channel when the locking structure is secured to the mating portion of the one-piece heel rest structure for allowing an edge portion of the motorcycle footboard to be captured within the footboard receiving channel.
Claims20
A heel rest apparatus for a motorcycle footboard, comprising:
- a heel rest structure having a heel positioning feature;
- a mounting structure attached to the heel rest structure and having a footboard receiving space configured for having a portion of the motorcycle footboard positioned therein;
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- a locking structure securable to the heel rest structure, wherein a footboard engaging portion of the locking structure extends at least partially across a width of the footboard receiving space when the locking structure is secured to the heel rest structure for allowing the edge portion of the motorcycle footboard to be retained within the footboard receiving space.
A heel rest apparatus for a motorcycle footboard, comprising:
- a heel rest structure including a heel rest portion and a mounting portion, wherein the heel rest portion has a foot engagement surface at an edge portion thereof and wherein a footboard receiving space is provided within the mounting portion;
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- a locking structure securable to a mating portion of the heel rest structure, wherein a footboard engaging portion of the locking structure retains a portion of the motorcycle footboard within the footboard receiving space when the locking structure is secured to the mating portion of the heel rest structure.
A motorcycle, comprising
- a footboard;
- a heel rest structure extending outwardly from the footboard, wherein the heel rest structure includes a heel rest portion and a mounting portion, wherein the heel rest portion has a heel positioning feature, wherein the mounting portion has a footboard receiving space therein, and wherein a portion of the footboard is positioned within the footboard receiving space;
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- a locking structure secured to a mating structure of the heel rest structure, wherein a footboard engaging portion of the locking structure retains the portion of the motorcycle footboard within the footboard receiving space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.