Battery side cover

• US 6,017,652 A
• Filed: 10/20/1997
• Issued: 01/25/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Gary F. Schreib
• Original Assignee: Gary F. Schreib
• Inventors: Schreib, Gary F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nuzzolillo, Maria
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOVE, TRACY MAE
• Application Number:
  US08/953,895
• Time in Patent Office: 827 Days
• Field of Search: 429/100, 429/96, 429/175, 429/163, 429/123, 429/180, 180/68.5, D12/114, D12/126
• US Class Current: 429/175
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 23/00 Other protectors specially adapted for cycles
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 43/20 characterised by the mounting
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery side cover for a Harley Davidson™ Sportster™ model motorcycle which enables an owner/operator to easily and inexpensively modify his Harley Davidson™ motorcycle to replicate the look of a Harley Davidson™ Big Twine™. The battery side cover includes a bracket for attaching the side cover to the frame of the motorcycle. The bracket allows for easy installation with minor mechanical adjustments.

Claims

1. A battery cover for a motorcycle comprising:

(a) a front plate having a trapezoidal periphery;

the front plate having at least one substantially circular aperture;

(b) a depending top plate connected to the front plate;

the top plate being non-planar with the front plate;

(c) a depending back plate connected to the front plate and including at least one aperture; and

(d) a bracket including a body and a hanger.

2. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 further comprising a second aperture in the back plate.

3. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the hanger depends from the body at a 90°

angle.

4. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the body is planar.

5. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the top plate deviates from the plane of the front plate in a range of approximately 3 to 6 degrees.

6. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the cover includes a first planar portion adjacent the back plate and a second planar portion intersecting the first planar portion.

7. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the top plate deviates 4.5 degrees from the plane of the front plate.

8. The battery cover as defined in claim 1 wherein the trapezoidal periphery of the cover includes a pair of parallel sides and an interconnecting side the aperture located adjacent an intersection of the interconnecting side and one of the parallel sides.