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Combined second seat, backrest and luggage rack for a motorcycle

US7275787B1 · kind B1 · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 31, 2005
Grant dateOct 2, 2007
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 13, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62J9/27
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A combined second seat, backrest and luggage rack for a motorcycle which comprises a frame composed of a pair of tubular members, each in a mirror image of the other, mounted together by an adjusting link which provides for variable spacing of the side members of the frame. A hinge plate assembly composed of a pair of plates which are pivotally connected together is mounted on the frame with one plate not being mounted on the frame and that plate being movable between a position in juxtaposition with the plate that is mounted on the frame to a position that is transverse relative to the plate that is mounted on the frame. A cushion is to be mounted on this transverse plate and when that transverse plate is in its transverse position is capable of the unit being used as a backrest for an operator of a motorcycle, and when in juxtaposition with the plate that is mounted on the frame, this cushion is usable as a second seat for a motorcycle. When the plate is transverse, the frame can also be used as a luggage rack.

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