Patent Application
20230415835
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(1) Field of the Invention
The disclosure relates to kickstand support storage device and more particularly pertains to a new kickstand support storage device for mounting and storing a kickstand plate in a convenient and secure location such that it is easily retrievable when needed while simultaneously utilizing a small amount of space. Kickstand plates are utilized by a motorcyclist when there may be a concern that the kickstand will sink into a ground surface. This may happen because the ground surface comprises wet, soft, or loose soil, or because the surface may comprise a material such as asphalt which softens when sufficiently heated by the sun and ambient temperatures. The kickstand plate spreads out the area of force being exerted onto the ground surface by the kickstand and thereby prevents the motorcycle from falling over as can happen when the kickstand sinks into the ground surface. However, retaining a kickstand plate on a motorcycle for usage as needed can be cumbersome where storage space on a motorcycle is extremely limited.
The prior art relates to kickstand support storage devices that allow a motorcyclist to store a kickstand plate in various locations on the motorcycle or behind a license plate.
While sufficient in their intended purpose, these are devices are cumbersome to access or mount, and is often located in undesirable locations.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a mount configured for holding a license plate of a motorcycle. A kickstand plate is configured to support a kickstand of the motorcycle on a ground surface to prevent the kickstand from sinking into the ground surface. The kickstand plate is comprised of a material allowing the license plate to be seen through the kickstand plate when the kickstand plate covers the license plate. A plurality of couplers releasably couples the kickstand plate in a stored position covering the license plate such that the license plate is positioned between the kickstand plate and the mount.
In another embodiment, the disclosure teaches a system including a motorcycle having a kickstand and a license plate. A mount releasably mounts the license plate to the motorcycle. A kickstand plate is supporting the kickstand of the motorcycle on a ground surface to prevent the kickstand from sinking into the ground surface. The kickstand plate is comprised of a material allowing the license plate to be seen through the kickstand plate when the kickstand plate covers the license plate. A plurality of couplers releasably couples the kickstand plate in a stored position covering the license plate such that the license plate is positioned between the kickstand plate and the mount.
In yet another embodiment, the disclosure teaches a method including the steps of positioning a kickstand plate over a license plate such that the kickstand plate covers the indicia on a license plate. The kickstand plate comprises a substantially transparent material such that the indicia is visible through the kickstand plate. The kickstand plate is releasably couples in a stored position covering the license plate with a plurality of couplers.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The panel 20 has a plurality of mounting apertures 30 extending therethrough. Each of the mounting apertures 30 is alignable with one of a plurality of mounting holes 32 extending through the license plate 14. The mount 12 further includes a plurality of fasteners 34. Each of the fasteners 34 extends through an aligned one of the mounting apertures 30 and mounting holes 32 to releasably secure the license plate 14 to the panel In one embedment, as shown in
A kickstand plate 40 is configured to support a kickstand 18 of the motorcycle 16 on a ground surface 42 to prevent the kickstand 40 from sinking into the ground surface 42. The kickstand plate 40 is comprised of a material allowing the license plate 14 to be seen through the kickstand plate 40 when the kickstand plate 40 covers the license plate 16. Thus, the kickstand plate 40 is substantially transparent. The term “substantially transparent” is intended to mean that indicia 15 positioned on the license plate 14 is visible through the kickstand plate 40. This allows for the kickstand plate 40 to be tinted for aesthetic purposes. Though the kickstand plate 40 may have first 44 and second 46 sides each being planar as shown in
The kickstand plate 40 may be comprised of conventional materials that are transparent, but which are strong enough to support the motorcycle 16 as shown in
A plurality of couplers 50 releasably couple the kickstand plate 40 in a stored position covering the license plate 14 such that the license plate 14 is positioned between the kickstand plate 40 and the mount 12. Typically, each of the couplers 50 includes a first mating member 52 and a second mating member 54, wherein each of the fasteners 34 includes the first mating member 54. More particularly, the first mating member 52 may be structurally integral or removably attached to a head of the threaded screw 36 and each of the second mating members 54 is attached to the kickstand plate 40. In one embodiment, each of the couplers 50 comprises a snap button as shown in
In use, the mount 12 is attached to the motorcycle 16 in a manner conventional to motorcycle license plate mounts. The license plate 14 is then attached to the mount 12. The kickstand plate 40 can thereafter be attached to the mount 12 such that that license plate 14 is covered by the kickstand plate 40 as shown in
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
