Universal accessory mount for vehicle control bodies

• US 8,240,528 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2004
• Issued: 08/14/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/04/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Shawdon, LP
• Original Assignee: Shawdon, LP
• Inventors: Barnes, Ted A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Newhouse, Nathan J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Vanterpool, Lester L
• Application Number:
  US10/778,385
• Publication Number:
  US 20050121483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,105 Days
• Field of Search: 224/419, 224/420, 224/421, 224/425, 224/441, 224/440, 224/520, 224/536, 248/160
• US Class Current: 224/419
• CPC Class Codes: B62J 11/00 Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps

Abstract

The present invention discloses a unique and novel universal vehicle accessory mounting device which attaches to either a left hand or right hand control body of a vehicle handlebar, and permits various orientations for attachment of multiple accessories.

Claims

1. A vehicle accessory mount adapted for attachment to a control bracket of a throttle control body or a control bracket of a clutch control body of a handle-barred vehicle, the accessory mount comprising:

a mount body adapted for attachment to the control bracket and the control body when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

a pair of elongated mounting holes extending through the mount body, the pair of elongated mounting holes aligned to register with portals in the control bracket when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

a radial relief located between the elongated mounting holes of the mount body; and

a threaded accessory hole in the mount body;

wherein, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle, the mount body attaches to the control bracket by fasteners extending through the elongated mounting holes and through the control bracket portals such that the fasteners are in threaded connection with the control body.

2. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 1, wherein each elongated mounting hole further comprises:

a cylinder portion; and

,

a countersink portion that is larger in diameter than the cylinder portion.

3. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 1,

wherein the mount body is generally rectangular.

4. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 1,

wherein the threaded accessory hole is located between the elongated mounting holes.

5. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 1,

wherein the threaded accessory hole is located in substantially perpendicular relationship to the elongated mounting holes.

6. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 1, further comprising:

a ball stud attached to the threaded accessory hole.

7. A vehicle accessory mount adapted for attachment to a control bracket of a throttle control body or a control bracket of a clutch control body of a handle-barred vehicle, the accessory mount comprising:

a mount body adapted for attachment to the control bracket of a control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

an elongated mounting hole extending through the mount body, the mounting hole aligned to register with a portal in the control bracket of the control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle; and

a ball stud attached to the mount body;

wherein, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle, the mount body is attached to the control bracket by a fastener extending through the elongate mounting hole and through the portal of the control bracket of the control body, the fasteners in threaded connection with the control body.

8. A vehicle accessory mount adapted for attachment to a control bracket of a throttle control body or clutch control body of a handle-barred vehicle, the accessory mount comprising:

a mount body configured to attach to the control bracket and the control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

the pair of elongated mounting holes extending through the mount body, the mounting holes aligned to register with portals in the control bracket and the control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

the pair of hollow standoffs locatable between the elongated mounting holes and portals in the control bracket and the control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle; and

a threaded accessory hole in the mount body;

wherein, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle, the mount body is attached to the control bracket by fasteners extending through the mounting holes, through the standoffs and the control bracket portals into threaded connection with the control body.

9. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8,

wherein the mount body is generally rectangular.

10. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8, wherein the mount body further comprises:

a radial relief located between the elongated mounting holes.

11. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8,

wherein the threaded accessory hole is located between the elongated mounting holes.

12. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8,

wherein the threaded accessory hole is located in substantially perpendicular relationship to the elongated mounting holes.

13. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8, wherein each elongated mounting hole further comprises:

a cylinder portion; and

,

a countersink portion that is larger in diameter than the cylinder portion.

14. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 13, wherein the inside diameter of each hollow standoff is substantially the same as the inside diameter of the cylinder portion of the mounting holes.

17. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8,

wherein the threaded accessory hole in the mount body is in threaded connection with an accessory or a ball stud.

18. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8,

wherein each standoff is locatable in a recess on the control bracket of a control body.

19. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 8,

wherein each hollow standoff is locatable in a countersunk portion on the control bracket of a throttle control body or the control bracket of a clutch control body.

15. A vehicle accessory mount adapted for attachment to a control bracket of a throttle control body or a control bracket of a clutch control body of a handle-barred vehicle, the accessory mount comprising:

a mount body adapted for attachment to the control bracket of a control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

a pair of elongated mounting holes extending through the mount body, the elongated mounting holes aligned to register with portals in a control bracket of a control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

a pair of hollow standoffs locatable between the elongated mounting holes and the portals; and

a ball stud attached to the mount body;

wherein, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle, the mount body is attached to a control bracket by fasteners extending through the mounting holes, through the standoffs and through the control bracket portals into threaded connection with the control body.

16. The vehicle accessory mount of claim 15, further comprising:

a pair of bolts located in the elongated mounting holes for threaded connection to the control body.

20. A vehicle accessory mount adapted for attachment to a control bracket of a throttle control body or a clutch control body of a handle-barred vehicle, the accessory mount comprising:

a mount body adapted for attachment to the control bracket of a control body;

a threaded accessory hole in the mount body;

a pair of elongated mounting holes extending through the mount body, the mounting holes aligned to register with portals in the control bracket and the control body, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle; and

a pair of hollow standoffs locatable between the elongated mounting holes and bolt portals in the control bracket, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle;

wherein, when the accessory mount is installed on a handle-barred vehicle, the mount body is attached to the control bracket and the control body by fasteners extending through the elongated mounting holes, through the standoffs and control bracket portables into threaded connection with the control body.