Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Storm-front shield – apron – or robe
Patent
1980-10-28
1983-02-08
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Storm-front shield, apron, or robe
280289S, 296 371, 296 781, B62J 1700
Patent
active
043726020
ABSTRACT:
A small-sized vehicle having two front wheels steerable by a handlebar is provided with a windshield unit extending from a front end of a vehicle body upwardly and rearwardly in overhanging relation to the handlebar and a driver's seat mounted on the vehicle body rearwardly of the handlebar. The windshield unit is cross-sectionally channel-shaped and includes a lower cover fastened to the body and a windshield panel extending upwardly of the lower cover, the windshield panel supporting a pane of glass having an extensive area in front of the head of a seated driver. The unit further includes a roof plate attached to and extending from an upper end of the windshield panel rearwardly in overhanging relation to the seat so as to cover the driver's head. The windshield unit is provided with a container therein, the container being disposed forwardly of and adjacent to a column supporting the handlebar, and being adapted to accommodate therein articles desired to be transported. The windshield unit is detachably mounted on the vehicle body such that the unit can be easily dismounted for separate shipment and for facilitating maintenance and servicing.
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Enokimoto Akito
Mizushima Sadao
Takano Suwaji
Tsuchiya Toshio
Burt Pamela S.
Carroll John A.
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Shortley John L.
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