Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – For rim – tire – or wheel
Patent
1991-01-14
1992-09-15
Luebke, Renee S.
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
For rim, tire, or wheel
224 4242, 296 37001, 296 371, 280769, B62J 700, B60R 700
Patent
active
051470772
ABSTRACT:
A motorcycle includes an engine unit disposed below a main tube extending rearwardly from a head pipe and a seat detachably mounted upon a seat rail extending rearwardly from a rear end of the main tube. The motorcycle is also provided with a storage box container or compartment disposed at an upper central portion of the body frame of the motorcycle and comprising a storage box body having a rear portion supported upon the seat rail so as to be pivotable upwardly and rearwardly by a first hinge mechanism and a front portion secured to the main tube. A lid member is disposed for opening and closing the storage box body and is pivotable upwardly and forwardly by a second hinge mechanism. The storage box body has its rear portion disposed so as to be overlapped by a front end portion of the seat and is pivotable body is upwardly to a position disposed rearwardly of the first hinge so as to have a substantially upright attitude with respect to the seat rail when the seat is removed. The storage box body has a front end portion to which a front plate is mounted so as to extend forwardly therefrom, the front portion of the front plate being provided with a cut-out portion, the front plate being mounted to an upper surface portion of the front end of the main tube which is disposed close to a connecting portion defined between the main tube and the head pipe so that the cut-out portion surrounds a rear surface portion of the head pipe.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4522442 (1985-06-01), Takenaka
patent: 4974765 (1990-12-01), Marchetto et al.
Miyabe Toshimasa
Nakajima Shinji
Luebke Renee S.
Suzuki Kabushiki Kaisha
Walczak David J.
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