Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Having only two wheels
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-24
2001-05-22
Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3619)
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Having only two wheels
C280S304300, C224S413000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06234266
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a saddle bag protector for motorcycles having a saddle bag at least on one side of the rear wheel.
2. Description of the Background Art
Conventionally, a motorcycle having a saddle bag has been known as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Hei No. 1-161889.
The above-mentioned conventional saddle bag is merely supported by a saddle bag frame fixed to a body frame, and has no saddle bag protecting means. A motorcycle provided with a body frame which has a guard pipe for protecting the body including an engine has been realized. It is possible to make use of such a guard pipe as a bumper in order to protect a saddle bag. However, if conventional guard pipe is used as it is, guard pipe is required in addition to a saddle bag supporting structure. Such a requirement inevitably results in an increased number of required parts and limited design freedom of the vehicle body.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been developed in view of the above problems. An object of the present invention is to provide a saddle bag protector for a motorcycle in which a saddle bag is supported by a body frame and protected with a reduced number of required parts, thereby maximizing design freedom.
To achieve the above-mentioned object, an embodiment of the invention includes a saddle bag protector for a motorcycle having a saddle bag located at least on one side of the rear wheel, in which a guard pipe projecting outward beyond the saddle bag is mounted to the body frame and at least a portion of the saddle bag is fixedly supported by the guard pipe.
A further embodiment of the invention includes a saddle bag protector in which the guard pipe extends forward beyond the saddle bag and includes a forward extending pipe connected at the front end thereof to the body frame. A pillion step is mounted to the forward extending pipe in addition to the structure of the above-mentioned first embodiment.
Further scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. However, it should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only, since various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description.
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Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Hurley Kevin
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