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Motorcycle upper-cowl

  • US 6,276,482 B1
  • Filed: 05/25/1999
  • Issued: 08/21/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A motorcycle upper-cowl for covering the front side of handlebars and instruments in a top portion of a front part of a motorcycle, the upper-cowl comprising:

  • an upper-cowl body which includes a forwardmost portion, the upper-cowl body having a streamlined contoured exterior surface with lateral side portions formed by a curved tangent surface extending from the forwardmost portion to outwardly projecting rearward ends;

    air intake means for at least one of engine supercharging and cooling a heat exchanger, the air intake means including a pair of openings being provided in the body and opening forwardly with the forwardmost portion being positioned between the pair of openings; and

    a pair of turn signal lenses covering turn signal lamps provided proximate to outer sides of the pair of openings of the air intake means with the pair of openings being provided between the forwardmost portion and the signal lenses, each signal lens having a tip portion projecting forwardly from a respective lateral side portion of the upper-cowl adjacent an outer side edge of a respective opening of the air intake means and beyond the curved tangent surface of the respective lateral side portion for directing air into the respective opening.

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