Motorcycle mounting for radar

• US 5,005,661 A
• Filed: 02/21/1989
• Issued: 04/09/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Keith Taylor, Roger Neal
• Original Assignee: Keith Taylor, Roger Neal
• Inventors: Taylor, Keith, Neal, Roger
• Primary Examiner(s): Mitchell, David M.
• Application Number:
  US07/313,270
• Time in Patent Office: 777 Days
• Field of Search: 180/219, 280/202, 280/288.4, 280/304.5, 296/78.1, 224/30 R, 224/30 A, 224/41, 343/702, 343/714, 343/713, 343/711, 342/104, 342/115
• US Class Current: 180/219
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 11/00 Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 45/00 Electrical equipment arrangements specially adapted for use as accessories on cycles, not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/02 of systems according to group G01S13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/032 Constructional details for solid-state radar subsystems

Abstract

A motorcycle mounting for a radar speed monitor in which the monitor can be readily mounted and removed. The motorcycle mounting includes a first support member with releasable strap for holding a radar monitor in position, second support members extending from each side of the first support member, each being attached at its upper end to the first support member, clamps may be used at the lower end of each second support member for attachment of the lower end of each second support member to the handlebar of a motorcycle; a further support member connected at one end to the first support member and including a pivotable connection at the other end for attachment to a structural member of a motorcycle forward of the handlebar; and a mounting bracket for mounting a radar transmitter/receiver on a motorcycle.

Claims

1. A motorcycle including a first mounting for a radar monitor for providing a display, said first mounting comprising a support member positioned above and spaced from the handlebar of the motorcycle, said support member having spaced apart sides;

releasable means on said support member for holding a radar monitor in position on said support member;

a support strut extending down from each side of said support member, each support strut attached at its upper end to said support member and including clamping means at its lower ends, said clamping means attached to the handle bar of the motorcycle;

a further strut connected at a rear end to said support member and attached at its front end to a structural member forward of and moving with the handlebar upon steering;

a second lower mounting for mounting a radar transmitter/receiver on the motorcycle, said second mounting including a support member mounted on a main body part of the motorcycle which does not move upon steering of the handlebar at a predetermined height, and connected to said radar monitor; and

a lock switch on said handlebar, spaced from said monitor for locking the display on the monitor.

2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member is of substantially rectangular form.

3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said releasable means is attached to the sides of said support member.

4. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member is of substantially rectangular form having a bottom, side walls and back and front walls.

5. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said support member is of substantially rectangular form having a bottom, back and sides and wherein said support struts are joined at their upper ends by a transverse center portion.

6. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, including a support and positioning member attached to said bottom of said support member, said support and positioning member attaching said centre portion to said support member.

7. The apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein said further strut includes a looped portion at one end extending around said central portion, said further strut being attached to said bottom of said support member.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein said releasable means comprises two straps, a strap attached at one end to each side of said support member.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein each said strap includes a length of hook and loop material, whereby the lengths of hook and loop material overlap over a monitor in position on said support member and retain said monitor in position.

10. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1, including means for mounting said lock switch on the handle bar of a motorcycle for locking the display on a monitor.

11. A method of determining the speed of a moving object such as a vehicle by using a motorcycle comprising:

providing a motorcycle with a support member positioned above and spaced from the handlebar of the motorcycle, said support member having spaced apart sides, releasable means on said support member for holding a radar monitor in position on said support member, a support strut extending from each side of said support member, each support strut being attached at its upper end to said support member and clamping means at a lower end of each support strut for attachment of the lower end of each support strut to the handlebar of a motorcycle, a further support strut connected at its rear end to said support member and including means at its front end for attachment to a structural member of the motorcycle forward of said handlebar, and mounting means on said motorcycle for mounting a radar transmitter/receiver at a predetermined height, lower than said support member;

mounting a radar transmitter/receiver on said mounting means;

mounting a radar monitor on said support member on the motorcycle;

providing a source of power to actuate said radar transmitter/receiver;

actuating said radar transmitter/receiver to determine the speed of a moving object from the motorcycle while monitoring said speed on a display on said monitor; and

locking said display on said monitor.