307results about "Parking covers" patented technology

A closed two-wheel motorcycle including a closed cab with a door arranged around the motorcycle structure and having retractable floors for the driver's feet, separated from each the other, which can be depressed toward the ground and are resettable by spring members is presented. Each retractable floor is connected with an external rocker arm hinged at a rear section of the motorcycle and a sliding member guided by a sleeve at a front section of the cab. The spring members operate between an upper portion of the sliding members and the front section of the cab, while locking brakes cooperate, at rest, with the sliding members for holding depressed the floor portions against the action of the spring members.

A portable two-piece motorcycle windshield assembly includes an upper windshield panel having a lower edge and a lower windshield panel having an upper edge with a shape complementary to the shape of the upper windshield panel defining the lower edge. Connector rods are provided for releasably connecting the upper windshield panel and the lower windshield panel together. The lower edge of the upper windshield and the upper edge of the lower windshield mate together in edge-to-edge aligned registration with each other to collectively form a two-piece windshield. A pair of connector brackets are carried adjacent a bottom edge of the lower windshield panel for releasably attaching the assembled windshield to handlebars of a motorcycle.

A vehicle body cooling structure for a motorcycle comprises a cooling air passage that extends between an engine and a fuel tank in the front-and-rear direction. A cowling covers the front part of the vehicle body, which contains the engine. The vehicle body cooling structure also comprises a heat blocking member that covers an upper part of the engine. The cooling air passage is separated into an engine side cooling air passage and a fuel tank side cooling air passage by the heat blocking member.

Inflatable protective covers for motor vehicles including automobiles and motorcycles has a flexible bladder with respective upper and lower sheets of a waterproof, air-tight material shaped to cover the motor vehicle. The sheets have mating outer peripheries affixed together in an air-tight manner at a peripheral seam to form a single inflatable pocket therebetween. The single inflatable pocket may be sub-divided into a plurality of interconnected inflatable pockets by affixing together the upper and lower sheets in airtight manner at one or more partial length seams disposed inside the peripheral seam with gaps therealong to keep the inflatable air pockets interconnected. A resilient nipple with stopper is affixed to the bladder to permit inflation and retention of air within the bladder. A quick deflation device has a tubular base affixed to the bladder and a removable screw cap to allow quick removal of air from the bladder. A draw cord extends through an elongate peripheral channel of the bladder with a cord outlet opening through which respective ends of the draw cord extend to removably retain the cover in a deployed, inflated position about the motor vehicle. The protective covers may be designed to fit baggily or be fitted to the motor vehicle and be reusable or disposable depending on the material from which made.

A headlight assembly for a straddle-type vehicle (e.g., a motor scooter) is provided that is positioned lower to the ground and farther forward than typical headlights to provide enhanced illumination from a front end of the vehicle. The assembly comprises a front portion of a vehicle body cover that extends over a portion of the front wheel of the vehicle. A headlight assembly is disposed at least partially on a front end of the front portion of the vehicle body cover. The headlight assembly comprises an upper light for generating a low beam of light and a lower light for generating a high beam of light. In addition, the headlight comprises position lights disposed on the right side and the left side of the upper and lower lights. Preferably, at least a portion of the headlight assembly is positioned farther forward than a leading end of the front wheel of the vehicle.

The invention is a sunscreen protector for motorcycles that covers the seat and fuel tank area to protect these components from the deteriorating effects of sunlight. The protector shade includes a rectangular sheet of tightly woven nylon / lycra elastomeric material sized to cover only the motorcycle seat and fuel tank. Four elastic strap members and a plurality of hook loop members with attached, coated J-hook members are employed for attachment to selected attachment points on the motorcycle.

A vehicle having two primary wheels and two or more retractable wheels that may be operated in either two-wheeled or multi-wheeled configuration with a sliding panel system for open or complete enclosure, with both the wheelprint and the open / enclosed panel system being quickly and independently operated.

A fender assembly is divided into an upper fender and a lower fender with a air guide port being formed in the upper fender wherein the entry of muddy water splashed up in a tangential line direction by a front wheel into the air guide port is prevented and the size of the upper fender is reduced. An upper fender is secured to upper forks of the front forks, while a lower fender is secured to lower forks. The upper fender is disposed in a range in which muddy water is blocked by the lower fender. An air guide port is formed in the upper fender and an air guide path is formed by a fender recess extending forward of the air guide port and a lower portion of a visor which covers the fender recess from above.

A motorcycle has a frame cover that covers at least a part of a body frame. A body cover is disposed on left and right sides of the body frame. A front cover covers a region below a steering handle. A leg shield is attached to the front cover and is formed with an opening that opens toward a front part of the motorcycle to allow wind in to cool the engine. The frame cover has a cable crossing portion that extends in a direction crossing an extension direction of a cable extending along the body frame, in order to prevent exposure and projection of cables toward the outside. The frame cover also has a forwardly extending support member that is inserted into the opening of the leg shield and supports the leg shield.

A motorcycle windshield assembly includes two frame units coupled to a windshield. Each frame unit includes a pair of corresponding adjusting elements jointly enclosing an end of an installation rod. Each pair of the adjusting elements are fitted into receiving spaces of a corresponding pair of left and right covers such that teeth formed on each pair of the adjusting elements mesh with teeth formed in the corresponding pair of left and right covers. Each pair of the left and right covers have a side provided with guide grooves for receiving a sliding element coupled to the windshield. Thus, the windshield coupled to the frame units can be conveniently raised, lowered, or tilted to provide the desired shielding effect. The motorcycle windshield assembly is flexibly adjustable in height and tilt angle and is collapsible when not in use.

A wind-shielding device for motorcycles, particularly for modern sport-style motorcycles commonly termed, “sportbikes”. The device affords operators of sportbikes a means to enjoy motorcycling during winter months or any other time when the outdoor temperature is below that generally considered ideal for motorcycling, as typical of early spring and late fall, without enduring direct exposure to frigid on-coming air. The device conforms to and fits over a sportbike's factory-installed (original equipment) fairing and vastly improves wind protection. The present invention can be fabricated of an inexpensive and sufficiently rigid acrylic, polycarbonate, fiberglass, or other suitable material using common molding techniques. The device also protects the motorcycle's original equipment fairing and painted surfaces from potentially damaging stones and other airborne road debris.

Two pair of brackets, each pair have a bottom bracket and a top bracket. Each bottom bracket has a lower section positioned on a recipient surface. Holes extend through the lower section. The holes are positionable over threaded apertures of a recipient surface. Each bottom bracket has an upper section having a hole forwardly and an arcuate slot rearwardly. Each top bracket has an upper section. The upper section is positionable on a windshield. The upper section has holes. The holes extend through the upper section. The holes are positionable over apertures of a windshield. Each top bracket has a lower section formed with two linear slots, an upper rearward slot and a lower forward slot. The slots are provided parallel with each other and at an angle of about 15 degrees with respect to the plane of a windshield. The height and angle of the windshield are infinitely adjustable independently and simultaneously.

A snowmobile includes a detachable windshield assembly in generally overlying relation to the hood assembly. The snowmobile includes a windshield assembly with a windshield support frame that includes a plurality of elongated support frame members. Each of the plurality of elongated support frame members is laterally spaced from one another and includes at least a windshield locking structure. A windshield is detachably mounted to the windshield locking structure by at least a releasable securing structure attached to the windshield.

A body cover, for a vehicle with a saddle seat, includes a cover main body disposed at a central part in a lateral direction of the vehicle, and fenders which are provided for covering wheels of the vehicle disposed at lateral sides, and which are attached to the cover main body. The fenders are attached to the cover main body in a state in which abutting surfaces of the fenders abut against side wall surfaces of the cover main body, respectively.

The front body cover includes a lens for a headlight device. A front portion or edge of the lens bulges forward of a straight line connecting the front edges of a handle cover with the front edges of a front fender. This arrangement reduces the wind resistance around the front of the motorcycle and improves aerodynamic performance.

A motorcycle having a storage compartment structure having an improved outward appearance by avoiding exposure of one or more fasteners utilized in connection with the storage compartment structure to a driver's side of the motorcycle. A storage compartment comprises a leg shield and plates separate from the leg shield. The plates are detachably mounted to the leg shield by one or more clamping members or fasteners, such as screws, which are inserted into the leg shield in a direction from the front of the motorcycle toward the rear of the motorcycle.

A wind deflector assembly attachable to the exterior, front or side surface of a vehicle windshield or body, adaptable to be connected to differently shaped and contoured windshields and bodywork, tunable to obtain the desired wind deflection effect and, in some embodiments, removable and reattachable to the vehicle windshield or other aerodynamically desirable locations on the vehicle body. The exterior surface mounted adjustable wind deflector of the present invention comprises a transparent, flexible shield along with two integrated mounting assemblies in the preferred embodiment. The mounting assemblies employ a clamshell type connector adapted for adhesive attachment to the exterior front surface of a windshield without having to drill or otherwise alter the windshield. In other embodiments, the mounting assemblies may utilize a simple non-clamshell adhesive connector, a hook-and-loop connector, a magnetic connector, or similar connection methods to attach the wind deflector to an aerodynamically desirable location on the vehicle windshield or body. The mounting assemblies each comprise a peripherally-toothed post that is integrated into of one the leaves of the clamshell connector. The post is threadedly mated to one end of a stem extending along the central longitudinal axis of the post. The other end of the stem is threadedly mated to a ball. A platform connector element carries as a part thereof a jaw-forming socket sized to receive the ball and squeeze it so as to maintain an adjusted position when the jaws of the socket are tightened down thereagainst. The platform connector element further includes means to attach the shield to the mounting assemblies using screws and adhesive tape.

A screen for a vehicle which allows air flow to flow appropriately along a rear face of a wind screen having an adjustable inclination angle. A baffle plate inclined toward the rear direction of a vehicle body is provided between a cowling which covers a front upper portion of the vehicle body and a movable wind screen. The inclination angle of the baffle plate can be adjusted so that air flow from between the cowling and the movable wind screen flows along a rear face of the movable wind screen.

A motorcycle cowl structure for suppressing a flow of air flowing toward a rider and a pillion passenger when the rider travels alone or when a pillion passenger is mounted on the same vehicle. A flow of air flowing toward a rider sitting on a rider seat and a pillion passenger sitting on a pillion passenger seat is suppressed by the cowl structure that includes left and right cowl main body portions for preventing the flow of air from hitting the knee portions, thighs, waist and flanks of the rider. Left and right movable cowl portions are provided on the respective left and right cowl main body portions so as to be movable vehicle-widthwise and opened to prevent flow of air from hitting the pillion passenger. The opening and closing of the movable cowl portions can suppress flow of air flowing toward the rider and the pillion passenger.

A vehicle body cooling structure for a motorcycle comprises a cooling air passage that extends between an engine and a fuel tank in the front-and-rear direction. A cowling covers the front part of the vehicle body, which contains the engine. The vehicle body cooling structure also comprises a heat blocking member that covers an upper part of the engine. The cooling air passage is separated into an engine side cooling air passage and a fuel tank side cooling air passage by the heat blocking member.