Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1976-10-18
1978-09-05
Betts, Kenneth H.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
280202, 297DIG9, B62J 128
Patent
active
041114485
ABSTRACT:
A passenger support and protective device for use in connection with a motorcycle is disclosed, including anchoring means for attachment to the motorcycle seat, an upper support structure attached to the anchoring means, and including a back rest adapted to support the passenger seated in a motorcycle seat and a pair of protective upper side rails attached to the back rest for protecting at least the lower torso of the passenger, and a lower support structure for stabilizing the device, including a substantially U-shaped rigidifying member disposed substantially in the plane of the motorcycle seat, and a pair of depending protective lower support rails attached to the rigidifying member for protecting at least the legs of the passenger. The anchoring means preferably substantially follow the contour of the motorcycle seat, and the device may also include a pair of foot support bars attached to the depending protective lower support rails, and means for attaching protective upper support rails to the anchoring means, which in turn is attached directly to the motorcycle seat.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3549172 (1970-12-01), McBroom
patent: 3746392 (1973-07-01), German
patent: 3791563 (1974-02-01), Raat
patent: 3802598 (1974-04-01), Burger et al.
patent: 3913974 (1975-10-01), Bowen
patent: 4022488 (1977-05-01), Likas
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