MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTORCYCLE PEG

• US 20200130766A1
• Filed: 10/29/2018
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Turn 14 Distribution, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Kuryakyn Holdings LLC (Motorsport Aftermarket Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Maraia, Micah L., Rogers, Jay N.
• Granted Patent: US 10,953,945 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 25/06 Bar-type foot rests

Abstract

A foot peg assembly for a motorcycle includes a mounting assembly including a mounting flange having an outer wall with a substantially planar front face and a lower surface extending from the outer wall. A mounting plate is configured to be coupled to the mounting flange to secure the mounting assembly to the motorcycle. An arm includes an elongated body extending from a first end coupled to the outer wall of the mounting assembly to a second end. A peg is coupled to the second end of the arm.

Claims

1. A foot peg assembly for a motorcycle, comprising:

a mounting assembly comprising;

a mounting flange including an outer wall having a substantially planar front face and a lower surface extending from the outer wall such that a non-orthogonal angle is defined between the substantially planar front face and the lower surface, and

a mounting plate configured to be coupled to the mounting flange to secure the mounting assembly to the motorcycle,

an arm including an elongated body extending from a first end coupled to the outer wall of the mounting assembly to a second end, and

a peg coupled to the second end of the arm, the peg extending along a longitudinal axis that extends orthogonal to the substantially planar front face of the outer wall.

2. The peg assembly of claim 1, wherein:

the outer wall includes a plurality of attachment slots, and

the arm includes a mounting peg configured to be received in one of the plurality of attachment slots.

3. The peg assembly of claim 2, wherein the outer wall includes three attachment slots.

4. The peg assembly of claim 2, wherein:

the mounting peg of the arm extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a first plurality of teeth,

the outer wall includes a second plurality of teeth in each attachment slot, and

the first plurality of teeth are configured to selectively engage the second plurality of teeth to position the arm at a plurality of angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis.

5. The peg assembly of claim 1, wherein the mounting flange includes a channel sized to receive a portion of a frame of the motorcycle.

6. The peg assembly of claim 5, wherein the channel of the mounting flange and the mounting plate cooperate to define a joint configured to receive the portion of the frame to secure the mounting assembly to the motorcycle.

7. The peg assembly of claim 6, wherein the mounting plate includes a first beam extending under the channel to define a portion of the joint.

8. The peg assembly of claim 7, wherein the lower surface of the mounting flange includes a slot sized to receive an end of the first beam.

9. The peg assembly of claim 7, wherein the mounting flange includes a pair of open slots that are connected to the channel and cooperate with the mounting flange and the mounting plate to define the joint.

10. The peg assembly of claim 9, wherein the mounting plate includes a second beam extending orthogonal to the first beam, the second beam extending from a first end positioned under a first open slot of the pair of open slots to a second end positioned under a second open slot of the pair of slots.

11. The peg assembly of claim 5, wherein the channel includes a curved section.

12. The peg assembly of claim 1, further comprising a peg mount positioned between the arm and the peg and configured to selectively engage the arm to position the peg at a plurality of angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis.

13. The peg assembly of claim 12, wherein the peg mount includes a first end hingedly attached to a second end so that the second end is rotatable relative to the first end.

14. A method of coupling a peg to a motorcycle, the method comprising:

securing a portion of a frame of the motorcycle between a mounting plate and a mounting flange, the portion of the frame extending along a first axis,

attaching an arm to an outer wall of the mounting flange, the outer wall including a substantially planar front face extending at a non-orthogonal angle relative to the first axis, and

coupling a peg to the arm such that the peg extends along a second axis that extends orthogonal to the substantially planar front face of the outer wall.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

selecting an attachment slot from a plurality of attachment slots defined in the outer wall,

wherein attaching the arm to the outer wall includes positioning a mounting peg of the arm in the selected attachment slot.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein attaching the arm to the outer wall includes rotating the arm about a third axis defined by the mounting peg.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein rotating the arm about the third axis defined by the mounting peg includes selectively engaging a first plurality of teeth of the mounting peg with a second plurality of teeth positioned in the selected attachment slot.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising positioning the portion of the frame in a channel defined in the mounting flange.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein positioning the portion of the frame includes positioning a crash guard of the motorcycle in the channel defined in the mounting flange.

20. The method of claim 14 further comprising coupling a peg mount between the arm and the peg, the peg mount configured to selectively engage the arm to position the peg at one of a plurality of angular positions relative to the longitudinal axis.