Patent Application
20080184750
The present invention relates to a motorcycle saddle locking device, and in particular, to a locking device for securing a rear seat attachment member of a saddle to a fender mount of a motorcycle rear fender.
The present invention relates to a motorcycle saddle locking device, and in particular, to a locking device for securing a rear seat attachment member of a saddle to a fender mount of a motorcycle rear fender.
The motorcycle saddle locking device is designed to securely lock a motorcycle saddle in place. The locking device is designed to be used with any rear fender mount seat design as found on most Harley Davidson Motorcycles (ie. Harley Davidson 1999 Fat Boy, 2002 Road King.)
In one aspect of the present invention, a motorcycle saddle locking device is disclosed. The locking device is designed to be used in combination with a motorcycle chassis having a rear fender mount and a motorcycle saddle having a rear attachment member for locking the saddle to the rear fender mount. Broadly speaking, the locking device is comprised of the following:
a lock housing; and
a locking means which is secured to the locking housing
wherein the locking means and locking housing (hereinafter, “the locking device”) bias the rear seat attachment member between a closed and an opened relationship with respect to the fender mount thereby rendering the saddle between an open and a closed position.
a shows a top-view of a first embodiment of the barrel lock collar 20, in which the collar is comprised of a first locking tab 39 designed to accommodate an oblong opening 30 on a first rear attachment member 35;
b shows a bottom-view of the first embodiment of the barrel lock collar 20 of
c shows a top-view of a second embodiment of the barrel lock collar, in which the collar 20 is comprised of a second locking tab 29 designed to accommodate a round opening 40 on a second rear attachment member 45;
d shows a bottom-view of the second embodiment of the barrel lock collar 20 of
a shows a first embodiment of the rear attachment member 35 having an oblong hole 30 for use in combination with the collar of
b shows a second embodiment of the rear seat attachment member 45 having a round hole 40 for use in combination with the collar of
a shows a side-view of the second locking tab 39 biased into the forward position with respect to the oblong hole 30 of the first rear seat attachment member 35 when the locking device is disengaged into the open position.
b shows a side-view of the second locking tab 39 biased into the rearward position with respect to the oblong hole 30 of the first rear seat attachment member 35 when the locking device is disengaged into the open position.
c shows a side-view of the first locking tab 29 biased into the rear position with respects to the round hole 40 of the second rear seat attachment member 45 when the locking device is disengaged into the open position;
a shows a side-view of the second locking tab 39 biased into the forward position with respect to the oblong hole 30 of the first rear seat attachment member 35 when the locking device is engaged into the closed position.
b shows a side-view of the second locking tab 39 biased into the rear position with respect to the oblong hole 30 of the first rear seat attachment member 35 when the locking device is engaged into the closed position
c shows a side-view of the first locking tab 29 biased into the rear position with respect to the round hole 40 of the rear seat attachment member 45 when the locking device is engaged into the closed position;
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The outer surface 5 is comprised of a fender mount contact surface 6 for abutting a rear attachment member contact surface when a locking device (with a collar) is brought into a closed relationship with respect to the fender mount 2.
The inner surface 4 is comprised of a female threaded portion 7 for receiving the male threaded portion 13 of the barrel bolt of the barrel lock assembly 10, which will be described herein.
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Part number #MS-108 (distributed by Leech Industries Inc) discloses a preferred embodiment of a suitable barrel lock assembly 10, in accordance with the locking device of the present invention.
The barrel lock assembly 10 is comprised of a barrel body 11 and a barrel bolt 9. The barrel bolt 12 is comprised of a male threaded portion 13 which is used to secure the barrel body 11 into the female threaded portion 9 of the fender mount 2.
The barrel housing 11 is comprised of an outer barrel housing 14 and an inner housing 15. The inner barrel housing 15 carries the internal locking mechanism (not shown) of the barrel lock assembly 10. The scope of the invention, contemplates any internal locking mechanism for the barrel lock which provides the desired locking relationship between the collar and the fender mount.
The barrel lock assembly 10 is sold commercially by Leech Industries Incorporated under Part Number #MS-108.
The barrel lock assembly 10 uses a locking key 19 to bias the locking assembly 10 between “an open position” and “a closed position”, each of which will be described herein in more detail.
The term “locking means” may be used in the claims, under a broad construction of the claims, to describe any suitable locking device which functions with the lock housing to bias the rear attachment member between an opened and a closed relationship with respect to the fender mount.
Preferably, the outer barrel housing 14 is comprised of a male-threaded portion 13 which is threadably engageable with a female-threaded portion 23 of a barrel lock collar 20, which will be described herein.
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The inner collar portion 21 is comprised of a female-threaded portion 23 which is threadably engageable with the male threaded portion 16 of the outer barrel housing 14.
The outer collar portion 22 serves as a protective housing to protect the internal locking mechanism of the barrel lock assembly 10 from tampering or damage.
The inner collar portion 21 carries the collar contact surface 27 which abuts a rear attachment contact surface 33 on the rear attachment member 35 when the locking device is biased into the closed position.
In a first embodiment, the collar 20 is further comprised of a first locking tab 29 (see
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In a second embodiment, the collar 20 is comprised of a second locking tab 39 (see
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The term “lock housing” may be used in the claims, under a broad construction of the term, to describe an integral one-piece collar 20 and barrel housing 11. Alternatively, the term “lock housing” may be used in the claims, under a narrow construction of the term, to describe the combination of the collar 20 and barrel body 11 components.
As mentioned in the claims, the preferred method of combining the collar and barrel housing is by using a threaded relationship between the male threaded portion 16 of the outer barrel housing 14 and the female threaded portion 23 of the inner collar housing 20.
As mentioned previously, the collar 20 and barrel lock assembly 10 are combined to form a one-piece barrel lock (hereinafter, “the locking device”). A thread locking compound may be added to the male threaded portion 13 of the barrel bolt 12 to secure the collar 20 to the barrel lock assembly 10.
As mentioned previously, the first embodiment of the collar 20 comprising the first locking tab 29 (see
Similarly, the second embodiment of the collar 20 comprising the second locking tab 39 (see
The term “closed position” is used to describe the relationship of the collar and the opening on the rear attachment member when the leading edge of the locking tab is engaged into an abutting relationship with respect to the locking slot on the opening of the rear attachment member.
The term “abutting” is used in the disclosure to mean that the leading edge is situated contiguous, so as to make contact with the locking slot on the opening of the rear attachment member.
Alternatively, the term “open position” is used to describe the relationship of the collar and rear attachment member when the leading edge of the locking tab is disengaged from an abutting relationship with respect to the locking slot of the opening on the rear attachment member.
Accordingly, in a closed position, the first locking tab 29 is biased into a closed relationship with the first locking slot 36 or second locking slot 37 on the oblong opening 30 of the rear attachment member 35 (see
Similarly, in an open position, the first locking tab 29 is biased into an open relationship with the first locking slot 36 or second locking slot 37 on the oblong opening 30 of the first rear attachment member 35 (see
Accordingly, in a closed position, the second locking tab 39 is biased into a closed relationship with the third locking slot 46 of the round opening 40 of the second rear attachment member 45 (see
Similarly, in an open position, the second locking tab 39 is biased into an open relationship with respect to the third locking slot 46 on the round opening 40 of the second rear attachment member 45 (see
As mentioned previously, the preferred embodiments of the locking device use a barrel lock assembly 10. The locking device of the barrel lock is biased between “the open position” and “the closed position” by turning the locking key 8 of the locking device. The locking key 8 is turned in a clockwise direction to lock the barrel lock thereby engaging the locking device in the closed position. Conversely, the locking key 8 is turned in a counter clockwise to open the barrel lock thereby disengaging the locking device in the open position.
By locking the locking device the locking tab is biased into the closed position and by opening the locking device the locking tab is biased into the open position. Once the locking device has been opened, it may be removed from the fender mount by unscrewing the barrel bolt from the fender mount.
