Rear fender structure for motorcycles

• US 4,422,659 A
• Filed: 12/16/1981
• Issued: 12/27/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1980
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Nebu, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rice, Kenneth R.
• Application Number:
  US06/331,264
• Time in Patent Office: 741 Days
• Field of Search: 280/154.5 A, 280/152.1, 280/152.2, 280/152.3, 280/153 R, 280/154.5 R, 180/219, 296/1 C
• US Class Current: 280/152.1
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 15/00 Mud-guards for wheels

Abstract

A rear fender structure for a motorcycle having a frame comprises a fender body fixedly attached to the motorcycle frame and a fender member removably joined to the fender body to provide easy access for removal of the rear wheel. The fender body can be hingedly connected to mounting means fixedly supported by the frame such as a tail bracket. The fender body can be removably secured to the tail light bracket.

Claims

1. A rear fender structure for a motorcycle, comprising

a fender body;

a hinged mount fixed to said fender body and extending rearwardly from said fender body to include a hinge displaced from said fender body and a hinged member;

a fender member fixed to said hinged member, said fender member forming a retractable extension of said fender body.

2. The rear fender structure of claim 1 wherein said hinged mount includes a tail light bracket rigidly fixed to said fender body and said hinged member being a license plate bracket.

3. The rear fender structure of claim 1 wherein said hinged mount further includes a snap lock to fix said hinged member relative to said fender body.

4. A rear fender structure for a motorcycle, comprising

a fender body;

a hinged mount fixed to said fender body and including a fixed member extending rearwardly from said fender body, a hinge displaced from said fender body on said fixed member and a hinged member attached to said fixed member by said hinge;

a fender member fixed to said hinged member, said fender member forming a retractable extension of said fender body.

5. The rear fender structure of claim 4 wherein said hinged mount further includes a snap lock for selectively fixing said fixed member and said hinged member together.

6. The rear fender structure of claim 4 wherein said fixed member is a tail light bracket and said hinged member is a license plate bracket.