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Motorcycle bumper system

US5106136A · kind A · utility

14Cited by
4References
18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 12, 1991
Grant dateApr 21, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 12, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62J27/30
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A motorcycle bumper system having at least two non-confining bumpers, one on each side of a motorcycle, the bumpers being located adjacent the normal riding position of the rider's legs, and being matched to the vertical dimension and height from the ground of conventional automobile bumpers to provide primary protection against a sideward impact in an automobile-motorcycle collision, the motorcycle bumpers being secured to the motorcycle frame by straight-line bumper supports oriented to point substantially squarely at the colliding automobile bumper and enabling the motorcycle bumpers to meet the impact of the automobile bumper head-on, further protection being provided by a cam-faced rigid bumper configuration adapted to cam the colliding automobile and motorcycle bumpers apart, and an energy-absorbing covering on said bumper.

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