Package and article carriers – Vehicle attached – Carrier attached cycle
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-10
2001-10-09
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Vehicle attached
Carrier attached cycle
C224S413000, C224S450000, C224S452000, C224S455000, C224S460000, C224S463000, C224S901800
Reexamination Certificate
active
06299042
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to the field of a touring bag support to be mounted on a luggage rack of a motorcycle for supporting a motorcycle touring bag in a fully supported manner.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
With the ever increasing popularity of motorcycles, many novice or amateur riders are becoming involved in the use of motorcycles as a hobby. Oftentimes, a novice motorcyclist is more interested in accessorizing their motorcycle than operating the motorcycle in a safe manner.
For instance, touring bags for motorcycles are used to pack clothing and other necessities for around town or extended trips. The manufacturer of the touring bag usually suggests a load of not more than ten pounds to be placed in the touring bag. It is also usually stressed by the manufacturer that the load in the touring bag be even and balanced.
However, oftentimes, the touring bag is larger than the luggage rack provided or installed on the motorcycle. Also, the advice to limit the load to ten pounds is oftentimes ignored.
The maintaining of a load in a motorcycle touring bag in a balanced and safe position is often difficult to do when attaching the touring bag directly to the motorcycle luggage rack due to the small size of the luggage rack in comparison to the size of the touring bag. The touring bag usually sags over the sides and the rear of the luggage rack.
When riding on bumpy roads, for example, the load in the touring bag is caused to shift. A suddenly shifted load in a touring bag presents an unexpected danger when cornering or driving at fast rates of speeds. The shifting load or an unbalanced load can change the operating conditions of the motorcycle unexpectedly. The sudden shift in the center of gravity of the motorcycle can catch the driver off guard and Cause an overturning of the motorcycle by the momentum of the shifting load. Needless to say, this is an extremely dangerous situation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to is provide a touring bag support which is secured on top of a motorcycle luggage rack. A touring bag is secured to the support in a variety of ways. The bottom of the touring bag remains flat and stable on the support because the support is longer and wider than the touring bag and the motorcycle luggage rack.
A plurality of slots on an outer perimeter of the support allow for easy attachment of the touring bag to the support by bungee cords and straps. The touring bag support of the present invention provides a safe, stable load on the rear of the motorcycle. Further, an overall neat, aesthetically pleasing appearance is also provided.
The touring bag support of the present invention is made of rigid plastic or other rigid material. The overall dimensions of the support are approximately eleven inches wide by approximately nineteen inches long. Centrally located on the support are a plurality of openings for use in securing the support to a luggage rack of a motorcycle. Spaced about the periphery of the support are additional openings of various sizes for securing the support to a “sissy bar” of the motorcycle and for securing a touring bag to the support.
The support is secured to the motorcycle luggage rack by wrapping a plurality of loop portions of a hook and loop fastener, such as VELCRO, around the bars of a luggage rack and through the openings in the central portion of the support. Permanently secured on an upper surface of the support are several loop portions of a hook and loop fastener. The loop portions of the hook and loop fasteners are passed around the bars of a motorcycle luggage rack, and through the openings in the central portion of the support to secure the hook portions to the loop portions.
A series of narrow slots, two each on both sides and a front edge portion of the support, are used for securing one end of a bungee cord. The opposite end of the bungee cord is used to secure the touring bag to the support. Preferably, a D-ring spaced along a seam on the touring bag receives the opposite end of the bungee cords for a secure connection between the touring bag and the support.
Two slot openings in the rear edge portion of the support are used for attaching touring bag straps which are secured to the touring bag, to the support. The touring bag straps have a buckle and clip fastener. The clip on a strap passes through the openings at the rear edge portion of the support and wrap around the support to reconnect to the buckle secured to the touring bag. The two openings at the rear edge portion of the support provide an easy access location for anchoring the touring bag straps to the support as compared to the difficult connection (due to their location) of the touring bag straps to a “sissy bar” or the luggage rack as was previously done.
Accordingly, it is another object of the present invention to provide a touring bag support to be mounted on a luggage rack of a motorcycle by a hook and loop fastener having a loop portion permanently affixed to an upper surface of the support and a hook portion passing through openings in a central portion of the support and wrapped around portions of the motorcycle, including its luggage rack, sissy bar and other portions, for example.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a touring bag support to be mounted on a luggage rack of a motorcycle by a hook and loop fastener having a loop portion permanently affixed to an upper surface of the support and a hook portion passing through openings in a central portion of the support and wrapped around portions of the motorcycle, including its luggage rack, sissy bar and other portions, for example, and having a plurality of spaced openings about the periphery of the front and side edges of the support for securing one end of a bungee cord with the opposite end being secured to the touring bag.
It is still yet another object of the present invention to provide a touring bag support to be mounted on a luggage rack of a motorcycle by a hook and loop fastener having a loop portion permanently affixed to an upper surface of the support and a hook portion passing through openings in a central portion of the support and wrapped around portions of the motorcycle, including its luggage rack, sissy bar and other portions, for example, and having a plurality of spaced openings about the periphery of the front and side edges of the support for securing one end of a bungee cord with the opposite end being secured to the touring bag and having two openings along a rear edge portion for receipt of a touring bag strap having a clip at one end and a buckle at an opposite end so as to wrap the strap through and around the support for connection of the buckle and clip so as to tightly secure the touring bag to the support.
It is still yet a further object of the present invention to provide a touring bag support to be mounted on a luggage rack of a motorcycle by a hook and loop fastener having a loop portion permanently affixed to an upper surface of the support and a hook portion passing through openings in a central portion of the support and wrapped around portions of the motorcycle, including its luggage rack, sissy bar and other portions, for example, and having a plurality of spaced openings about the periphery of the front and side edges of the support for securing one end of a bungee cord with the opposite end being secured to the touring bag and having two openings along a rear edge portion for receipt of a touring bag strap having a clip at one end and a buckle at an opposite end so as to wrap the strap through and around the support for connection of the buckle and clip so as to tightly secure the touring bag to the support with the support having overall dimensions of eleven inches wide by nineteen inches long, and preferably one inch wider and one inch longer than a base portion of a touring bag.
These and other objects of the invention, as well as many of the intended advantages thereof, will become more readily apparent when reference is made to the following description take
Jacobson & Holman PLLC
Vidovich Gregory M.
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