Motorcycle engine guard and foot peg

• US 20050253359A1
• Filed: 07/21/2005
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Turn 14 Distribution, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kuryakyn Holdings Incorporated (Motorsport Aftermarket Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Egan, Craig P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,073,808 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/304.300
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 25/06 Bar-type foot rests
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 27/30 Crash bars; Crash bungs
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20918 Foot rests

Abstract

An engine guard for a motorcycle is made so that it will mount onto a motorcycle frame and has horizontally extending rail sections on opposite sides of the frame. Foot pegs are mounted at the outer ends of the horizontally extending sections. The foot pegs are positioned on opposite sides of the motorcycle and will pivot about a generally horizontal axis from a deployed position where they extend outwardly from the horizontal rail sections to a stowed position wherein the foot pegs are nested into a recess provided in the top of the respective horizontal rail section. The foot pegs include anti-slip surfaces. The stowed position moves the foot pegs inwardly, and provides a surface for supporting the feet of a rider. When the pegs are extended outwardly, the feet on the pegs are spaced at a greater distance from the center plane of the motorcycle than when the foot pegs are in the stowed position.

Claims

1. A guard for mounting onto the frame of a motorcycle, said guard comprising a generally horizontal rail section having an inner end supportable on the frame, and an outer end spaced from the frame, a pivot bracket at the outer end of the generally horizontal rail section, and a foot peg pivotally mounted to the pivot bracket about a generally horizontal axis and pivotable to extend outwardly from the pivot bracket and the rail section in a first position, and to be pivoted substantially 180°

to a stowed position overlying at least a portion of the rail section of the engine guard.

2-17. -17. (canceled)

18. A guard for mounting onto the frame of a motorcycle, said guard comprising a generally horizontal rail section having an inner end supportable on the frame, and an outer end spaced from the frame, a support for the outer end back to a lower portion of the frame, including:

an upwardly extending portion joined to the outer end and an inwardly extended strut supported on the frame; and

a foot peg pivotally mounted to the guard about a generally horizontal axis and pivotable to extend outwardly from the rail section and the upright portion in a first position, and to be pivoted substantially to a stowed position in which the foot peg folds to overlie at least a portion of the engine guard.

19. The guard of claim 18, wherein said horizontal rail section has an upper side forming a foot support when the foot peg is pivoted to its stowed position.

20. The guard of claim 18, wherein a second frame section is provided and extends upwardly from an end of the generally horizontal rail section adjacent to the frame and is securable to the frame.

21. The guard of claim 18, wherein said foot peg has a plurality of grooves defined in the surface thereof that extend generally perpendicular to the pivot axis, said grooves being on a side of the foot peg that is facing upwardly in its first position.

22. An engine guard and foot peg combination for a motorcycle comprising a guard framework having a pair of strut members attachable to lower portions of a frame of a motorcycle on opposite sides of the motorcycle frame, said strut members having portions that extend outwardly from a center plane of the motorcycle and having generally upright portions having upper ends, a pair of horizontal rail portions having rail outer ends joined to upper ends of the upright portions and said horizontal rail portions extending inwardly from the rail outer ends toward rail inner ends of the horizontal rail portions adjacent the motorcycle frame and being supported on the motorcycle frame, and a pair of foot pegs, one mounted on each side of the guard framework and movable from a deployed position wherein the foot pegs extend a distance outwardly beyond the rail outer ends of the horizontal rail portions to a stowed position wherein the foot pegs nest on portions of the guard framework and do not extend substantially outwardly from outwardly boundaries of the guard framework.