Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roll-up covers
Patent
1996-05-15
1998-08-18
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roll-up covers
296136, 160302, 2423753, 2423854, B60J 1100
Patent
active
057950083
ABSTRACT:
A compact retractable protective covering apparatus, preferably enclosed in a housing, is designed for attachment to a motorcycle or other vehicle. A spring-actuated spool is mounted in the housing surrounding the spring, which in turn surrounds a support rod. One end of the spring is fixed in place, while the other end is structured to rotate in a fixed proportion to the rotation of the spool by a system of gears. The proportion should be less than one to one, so that the spring rotates less than the number of rotations of the spool. A protective cover is wound around the spool and can be withdrawn from the housing and extended over the entire motorcycle. An automatic locking mechanism is provided that prevents the cover from retracting when it is extended. The locking mechanism includes a pawl that engages and prevents one of the gears from rotating in at least one direction. A lever is provided for the locking mechanism that must be actuated to disengage the pawl from the gears, enabling the gear to rotate and the cover to be withdrawn.
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Hallihan William J.
Hoffman Louis J.
Pedder Dennis H.
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