Foot peg assembly for A saddle-type vehicle

A foot peg assembly for a saddle-type vehicle for supporting a rider's foot while seated on the vehicle, the foot peg assembly comprising:

• a mounting bracket for affixation to a frame portion of the vehicle, and
• a foot peg supported pivotably on the mounting bracket,
• the mounting bracket having spaced apart walls defining a mounting enclosure, with a support rod and a guide rod extending in parallel relation to one another through the mounting enclosure between the walls,
• the foot peg having a base and a step integral with the base extending outwardly therefrom, the step being configured for resting support thereon of the rider's foot,
• the base having a hub portion disposed rotationally about the support rod for unitary pivoting movement of the base and the step relative to the mounting bracket and a guard portion extending from the hub portion about the guide rod for movement thereabout integrally with pivoting movement of the hub portion,
• the hub and guard portions of the base and the walls of the mounting bracket having mutually complementary configurations maintaining a close spacing therebetween through a range of pivoting movement of the step to substantially close the mounting enclosure of the mounting bracket from entry of debris when the vehicle travels over unpaved ground surfaces.