Motorcycle fairing

• US 4,355,838 A
• Filed: 05/09/1980
• Issued: 10/26/1982
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John S. Hickman
• Original Assignee: John S. Hickman
• Inventors: Hickman, John S.
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US06/148,420
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• Field of Search: 296/78.1, 296/91, 280/289 R, 403/104, 403/363, 403/377, 15/250, 15/250.3
• US Class Current: 296/78.1
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 17/04 Windscreens
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 50/16 for cleaning parts of the cycle, e.g. windscreen wipers

Abstract

A motorcycle fairing with improved safety and operational features including a long-throw, strengthened adjustable windscreen, an electrical wiper motor and wiper assembly attached directly to the adjustable windscreen and cornering lights operated by both the turn signals and independent switch means. The adjustable windscreen has a pair of female members fixed to the windscreen and a pair of male track members fixed to the fairing. In assembly, the female members are connected to the male track members and slide along the track members to a desired position. Release means associated with the male and female members serve to lock the windscreen in a selected position. The windshield wiper motor and/or wiper arm and blade are attached to the adjustable windscreen and move up and down with the windscreen. Cornering lights mounted on fairing side faces are operated by both the motorcycle'"'"'s turn signals and an independent switch mounted on the fairing.

Claims

1. A translatably adjustable windscreen assembly adapted for use with a motorcycle fairing, said windscreen assembly comprising:

a generally vertical, transparent member which is adapted to be adjacent to the fairing;

means for releasably fastening the windscreen and adjustably positioning the windscreen by translating the entire windscreen up and down relative to the fairing; and

,

a windscreen wiper assembly, including an electrical wiper motor means, wiper arm and blade, and electrical connecting means between said wiper motor and the electrical system of a motor vehicle, said assembly being mounted directly on said adjustable windscreen and including means for allowing said motor assembly to be movable with said windscreen whereby said wiper motor assembly can be raised or lowered with the adjustable windscreen.

2. A windscreen assembly in accordance with claim 1 and further including stop means for preventing the windscreen from being raised beyond a desired upper limit.

3. A windscreen assembly in accordance with claim 1 and further including stop means for preventing the windscreen from being lowered beyond said desired lower limit.

4. A windscreen assembly in accordance with claim 1 wherein said windscreen is free of any open apertures.

5. A windscreen assembly in accordance with claim 1 and further including windscreen break-away means whereby said windscreen is adapted to break away from said fairing.

6. A windscreen assembly in accordance with claim 5 and further including shield means maintained in position with break-away fastener means to further permit said windscreen to break away from said fairing.

7. A windscreen assembly in accordance with claim 1 and further including shield means adapted to be located adjacent the front face of said windscreen to extend below the lower edge of said windscreen for precluding water from entering under the lower windscreen edge to the operator area.