Claims
- 1. A locking mechanism for a motorcycle stand of a motorcycle, the motorcycle having a frame with a coupling block and a center stand for supporting the motorcycle in an upright position when the center stand is downwardly pivoted from a substantially horizontal retraceted position to a substantially vertically operable position, with at least one leg of the stand pivotally connected to the coupling block, the block having a stop limiting pivotal displacement of the leg with the coupling block having bracket elements with a pivot pin and the leg having a sleeve pivotally engageable with the pivot pin for limited displacement of the leg from a downward support position to an upward retracted position, the locking mechanism comprising:
- a bracket unit having a housing portion and a bracket portion with bracket means for securing the bracket unit to the leg of the motorcycle stand, a detent arm with pivot means for pivotally connecting the detent arm to the housing portion of the bracket unit, the detent arm being pivotal between a lock position and an unlock position and having a distal end outside of the bracket unit engageable with the stop of the coupling block when pivoted into the lock position; and, locking means in the housing portion of the bracket unit for locking the detent arm in the lock position.
- 2. The locking mechanism of claim 1 wherein the detent arm has manual means for pivoting the detent arm between the lock position and the unlock position.
- 3. The locking mechanism of claim 2 wherein the manual means comprises a twist knob.
- 4. The locking mechanism of claim 1 wherein the pivot means of the detent arm comprises a pin secured to the detent arm pivotally engaged with the bracket unit.
- 5. The locking mechanism of claim 4 wherein the housing portion of the bracket unit includes detent means for releasibly holding the detent arm in the unlock position.
- 6. The locking mechanism of claim 5 wherein the locking means comprises a plunge lock with a displaceable pin engageable with the detent arm in the lock position to prevent pivoting of the detent arm.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation-in-part of my application Ser. No. 08/215,908, filed 22 Mar. 1994 of the same title, now abandoned
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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