161 |
MOTORCYCLE |
US13393065 |
2010-08-31 |
US20120188777A1 |
2012-07-26 |
Akira Hamauzu; Kotaro Fujiyama; Jun Suzuki |
A motorcycle wherein an attachment angle of a tail light bulb is increased to reduce a distance between a seat and a tail light unit, to improve the flexibility of a short tail design around a tail light of a motorcycle. The motorcycle includes a rear cowl attached to a rear part of a vehicle body frame, a seat catch arranged on a rear end portion of the vehicle body frame and configured to lock and to unlock an openable/closable seat, a tail light unit arranged behind the seat catch and attached to the rear cowl, a tail light bulb attached to the tail light unit in a forward-tilted state, and a rear fender covering an upper part of a rear wheel WR. An opening that allows access to the tail light bulb is formed at a portion of the rear fender facing the tail light bulb. |
162 |
MOTORCYCLE |
US13238091 |
2011-09-21 |
US20120073893A1 |
2012-03-29 |
Sakio MUROO; Jun HOSHIBA |
In a motorcycle, a seat frame portion connects to a main frame portion and extends rearward. A seat is arranged above the seat frame. A rear wheel is arranged below the seat frame portion. A rear arm supports the rear wheel in a vertically moveable fashion. A rear fender connects to the rear arm. The rear fender is situated at least partly between the seat frame portion and the rear wheel in the vertical direction. A sari guard is arranged at least partly to the side of the rear wheel. The rear end of the rear fender is situated rearward from the upper end of the rear wheel. The lower portion of the sari guard connects to the rear arm. The upper portion of the sari guard connects to the rear fender. |
163 |
Seat mounting structure for motorcycle, and motorcycle incorporating same |
US12287879 |
2008-10-14 |
US08051938B2 |
2011-11-08 |
Tomoki Nishijima; Noriyoshi Tsutsui |
A seat mounting structure having a seat rail for supporting a seat of a motorcycle includes seat rail members having front end portions thereof supported by an intermediate portion of a vehicle body frame. Each of the seat rail members extends rearwardly from the intermediate portion of the vehicle body frame. Each of the seat rail members has a slotted opening formed thereon at a rear portion thereof. The slotted openings are formed inwardly and upwardly from an outer portion of the seat rail members in a vehicle width direction. |
164 |
WIRING STRUCTURE TO SUPPLY POWER TO LICENSE LIGHT OF TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE |
US13038400 |
2011-03-02 |
US20110241422A1 |
2011-10-06 |
Koji SUZUKI; Kazuhiko Ono; Katsuhisa Yamada |
A wiring structure to supply power to a license light provided in a two-wheeled vehicle includes a wire, a connector, a vehicle-body-side harness, and a plug. The wire is connected to the license light attached to a fender support. The fender support is attached to a back surface of a rear fender which is detachably attached to a vehicle body. The connector is attached to a leading end of the wire and to the fender support. The vehicle-body-side harness is fastened to a vehicle-body frame with a fastener at a position lower than an attachment position of the connector. The vehicle-body-side harness extends upward toward the connector. The plug is provided to the vehicle-body-side harness and is connected to the connector to supply power from the vehicle body to the license light. |
165 |
System, method and apparatus for deflecting mud from the foot area of an all terrain vehicle |
US12027745 |
2008-02-07 |
US07967359B2 |
2011-06-28 |
Wayne A. Bowles |
An apparatus, system, and method for deflecting mud from the foot area of an all terrain vehicle includes a substantially vertical barrier disposed adjacent to the foot area of the all terrain vehicle. The apparatus comprises a mud deflector stretched between a front fender and a rear fender. The apparatus may comprises a mud deflector configured from an elastomeric material stretched between a front fender and a rear fender and attached to the front and rear fenders by a plurality of attachment clips. In certain embodiments the apparatus may comprise a mud deflector configured from a rigid material attached to the front and rear fenders of the all terrain vehicle. |
166 |
COMBINATION FENDER-SEAT COVER |
US12633931 |
2009-12-09 |
US20100140896A1 |
2010-06-10 |
Patricia Ellen McHale |
A combination fender-seat cover for a dual-wheeled vehicle composed principally of a mount device, one or more cantilevered arms, and a convertible fender-seat cover device. Upon its attachment to a vehicle, the combination fender-seat cover is designed so that it has two primary operating positions: seat cover position and fender position. The invention's purpose is to protect the vehicle's driver and seat from inclement weather conditions. The method of position change from a first seat cover position to a second fender position or vice-versa is accomplished by a pivot or rotation, but can also be achieved by removal then reattachment, flexion, or translation. The combination fender-seat cover can have fixed or variable final and intermediate position options while converting from a first fender position to a second seat covering position. These position options can be achieved through various means such as pinning, snapping, bolting, and clamping into place. |
167 |
All terrain vehicles having swivel clip and methods |
US11821963 |
2007-06-26 |
US07537271B2 |
2009-05-26 |
Stephen Hlopick; Darin D. King; Daniel Thomas Sellars; Matthew Alexander; Scott Daniel Batdorf |
Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A seat includes a compression surface for sandwiching the fender assembly with respect to the frame. Front and rear fender assemblies can be attached to the frame by a midpoint fastener passing through respective apertures in each of the front and rear fender assemblies, through a grommet, and into the frame. A stay assembly attaches a mudguard to the fender assembly, and can involve a swivel clip. Methods are also provided. |
168 |
MOTORCYCLE |
US12260853 |
2008-10-29 |
US20090108557A1 |
2009-04-30 |
Yuuta Kobayashi; Tetsuya Hanai |
To provide a motorcycle having a rear fender that effectively prevents a rear wheel, for example, from splashing mud and may support a light stably in accordance with various embodiments. For example, a motorcycle is disclosed for an embodiment having a rear fender that covers a rear wheel, and lights supported by the rear fender. The rear fender includes a support portion that supports the lights, and a lower mudguard extending downward from the support portion, and a dented portion is formed on a surface thereof between the support portion and the lower mudguard to extend to one edge of the rear fender in a motorcycle width direction from the other edge. |
169 |
All terrain vehicles having fender assembly |
US11823065 |
2007-06-26 |
US07510236B2 |
2009-03-31 |
Stephen Hlopick; Darin D. King; Daniel Thomas Sellars; Anthony M. Schroeder; Nicholas Renner; Matthew Alexander; Michael V. Peterson |
Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A seat includes a compression surface for sandwiching the fender assembly with respect to the frame. Front and rear fender assemblies can be attached to the frame by a midpoint fastener passing through respective apertures in each of the front and rear fender assemblies, through a grommet, and into the frame. A stay assembly attaches a mudguard to the fender assembly, and can involve a swivel clip. Methods are also provided. |
170 |
REAR FENDER OF MOTORCYCLE |
US12165778 |
2008-07-01 |
US20090008893A1 |
2009-01-08 |
Yuzuru Ishikawa; Gen Tanabe |
A rear fender of a motorcycle includes a hollow stay portion which extends in the vehicle rearward and downward direction from a base portion thereof arranged in the inside of a rear portion of a seat rail, the stay portion is configured to be dividable, and lines for electric components are encased in a hollow portion of the stay portion. |
171 |
REAR FENDER ASSEMBLY |
US11771341 |
2007-06-29 |
US20090001705A1 |
2009-01-01 |
Mark T. Fischer; John S. Cullen; Ronald G. Hurth; Santiago Mendoza, JR.; Jason A. Franklin; James A. Wollmer; Gregory R. Winsor; Douglas D. Clarkson |
A rear fender assembly for a vehicle is provided. The rear fender assembly has an outer fender having an inner surface, an inner fender having an outer surface connected with the inner surface of the outer fender, and an upper bracket sandwiched between the inner surface of the outer fender and the outer surface of the inner fender. The upper bracket has an outer surface connected with the inner surface of the outer fender. The upper bracket forms an upper protrusion which extends from the outer surface of the upper bracket through a first opening defined by the outer fender. |
172 |
Fender Fastenable to a Bicycle Bracing Post |
US12126373 |
2008-05-23 |
US20080290625A1 |
2008-11-27 |
Hsu Kuo-Chung |
A fender fastenable to a bicycle bracing post includes at least a fender body and a fastening assembly. The fender body has a front section on which a concave portion, a slit and a holding space are formed. The slit can be opened elastically to allow a bicycle rear fork to be held in the holding space. The fastening means and the fender body can be coupled and adjusted to quickly install the fender on the bicycle bracing post. As a result more space is available to hold other bicycle accessories. |
173 |
Seat mount structure for saddle ride type vehicle |
US11217345 |
2005-09-02 |
US07451857B2 |
2008-11-18 |
Yosuke Hasegawa; Makoto Toda; Yuji Maki; Masahiro Inoue; Hiroaki Tomita; Akio Handa; Atsuko Yamaguchi |
A brake caliper support structure and a brake caliper structure for a saddle-ride type all terrain vehicle can attain a reduction in size and weight of a disc brake and can scrape off mud and snow accumulated within a wheel. A distance from a point which represents the center of a front wheel to each of points which represent the axes of bolts located at the same positions as the caliper support portions or the first and second mounting portions of the caliper bracket is set longer than the distance from the point to a point which represents the center of a piston. A brake hose is to be prevented from undergoing an excessively large deflection during steering or during vehicular vibration. |
174 |
Inflatable mudguard |
US11163326 |
2005-10-14 |
US07431316B2 |
2008-10-07 |
Louis Chuang |
An inflatable mudguard set includes an inflatable mudguard, an elastic coil and a connector. The elastic coil is connected to the inflatable mudguard. The elastic coil automatically rolls up the inflatable mudguard when the inflatable mudguard is flat. The connector is connected to or integrated with the inflatable mudguard. The connector can connect the inflatable mudguard to a bicycle. |
175 |
Bicycle bumper with a light generating a bike lane |
US12074922 |
2008-03-07 |
US20080219014A1 |
2008-09-11 |
Byron Loibl |
A bicycle bumper system with a light source which creates a bike lane is disclosed. The bicycle bumper includes a sturdy lightweight body generally made from a single sheet comprising a center wall and at least one sidewall. The sidewall includes a light source which shines a streak of light displaying a minimal safe passing distance on the bicycle's riding surface. The bumper also includes a rear light which may be configured to blink and protect the cyclist from rear impact. |
176 |
Straddle-Type Vehicle |
US11961083 |
2007-12-20 |
US20080156558A1 |
2008-07-03 |
Yasuyuki OTSUBO; Yasuo OKAMOTO |
A straddle-type vehicle that reliably leads fuel that overflows from a fuel fill opening away to a safe area without specialist components. A fuel tank includes a recess portion that is formed around a fuel fill opening, and a raised section that is formed to the outer side of the recess portion and that is at a higher position than the recess portion. |
177 |
Accessory for a Motorcycle |
US11911820 |
2006-04-18 |
US20080150314A1 |
2008-06-26 |
Pieter Daniel Van Der Westhuizen |
The invention provides a fairing assembly (10) for a motorcycle (12) including an aerodynamic shield (11) and a mounting arrangement for mounting the shield (11) on a motorcycle (12). The shield (11) is operable between a stowed condition and an operative condition. In the operative condition, the shield (11) is positioned to reduce aerodynamic drag on a front wheel (13) of a motorcycle (12), such that, in use, the drag on the front wheel (13) is smaller when the shield (11) is in its operative condition than when the shield (11) is in its stowed position. The invention also extends to a motorcycle (12) having such an aerodynamic shield (11) mounted adjacent a front wheel (13) of the motorcycle (12). The invention further extends to a method of improving the aerodynamic characteristics of a motorcycle (12). |
178 |
Bicycle frames and bicycles with permanent rear wheel fenders |
US11279742 |
2006-04-13 |
US07377534B2 |
2008-05-27 |
Anthony S Ellsworth |
A bicycle frame includes a head tube, a top tube, a down tube, a pair of chainstays, a pair of seatstays, and a rear wheel fender providing structural support to the bicycle frame. A seat tube is provided that does not extend to a bottom bracket of the bicycle. For example, the seat tube can be attached only to the top tube. The bottom bracket can be an integral component of the down tube. Bicycles are also described that include the present bicycle frames. |
179 |
Internal combustion engine with wind exhaust duct and vehicle mounted with internal combustion engine |
US11898897 |
2007-09-17 |
US20080066698A1 |
2008-03-20 |
Shuji Hirayama; Masato Takamuro; Yuichiro Morikawa; Masashi Kanezuka; Takehiro Koyasu |
To increase the wind volume of the cooling wind flowing through a radiator and to enhance the cooling performance of the radiator by providing a wind exhaust duct using a crankcase of an internal combustion engine. A cooling device of the internal combustion engine includes a radiator arranged lateral to crankcases. A wind exhaust duct exhausts the cooling wind passed through the radiator to the atmosphere. The wind exhaust duct is extends along a rotational axis of the crankshaft at the upper portion of the crankcases and the upper portion of the transmission case. |
180 |
All terrain vehicles and fender assemblies therefor |
US11821964 |
2007-06-26 |
US20080023989A1 |
2008-01-31 |
Stephen Hlopick; Darin D. King; Matthew Alexander; Yoshihito Tokuda; Scott Blanford; Shinichi Karube; Mitsuya Kawamura; Anthony M. Schroeder; Asao Itaya; Hiroyuki Miyazaki; Nicholas Renner; Jessica Vera; Hideaki Yamazumi; Michael V. Peterson |
Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A seat includes a compression surface for sandwiching the fender assembly with respect to the frame. Front and rear fender assemblies can be attached to the frame by a midpoint fastener passing through respective apertures in each of the front and rear fender assemblies, through a grommet, and into the frame. A stay assembly attaches a mudguard to the fender assembly, and can involve a swivel clip. Methods are also provided. |