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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087321 | Removable shoe guard The invention is a removable motorcycle gear shifter covering that prevents marring of a motorcyclist's shoe during upshifting operation. The device is elastic and designed to securely fit many different shift levers. It provides for weather resistant implementation... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7946193 | Foot peg with replaceable cleat component An multi-piece foot peg for use with power sport vehicles such as motorcycles and ATVs is provided that, in one embodiment, includes a base that attaches to the frame of the vehicle and a cleat member that attaches to the base wherein the cleat member may be replace... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7757583 | Power floor boards In one embodiment, there are power floor boards for a motorcycle or other two or three wheeled open vehicle, that is capable of using foot rests, such as an ATV. Each power floorboard has a toe part and a heel part. The two parts move from a first position where the... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7431118 | Motorcycle floorboard apparatus A motorcycle floorboard apparatus includes a panel that has a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a front edge and a rear edge. The bottom surface is removably attached to mounting supports attached to a motorcycle and the fir... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7370554 | Moveable control pedal assembly A moveable control pedal assembly includes a pedal carriage to which a pedal arm is mounted. The pedal carriage can be moved forward and backward via threaded extender rods which engage the pedal carriage to move it along the extender rods when they are rotated. A t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7288048 | Folding pedal A folding pedal is disclosed to include a pedal body, which has a center spindle pivotally connectable to a crank of a bicycle, and two pedal blocks that are respectively pivotally coupled to top and bottom sides of the pedal body and turnable relative to each other... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7264255 | Synchronized mid and forward motor cycle foot controls A control linkage system for permitting a user to control functions of a motorcycle from different foot positions. The control linkage system includes a shifting assembly being designed for being operationally coupled to a transmission of the motorcycle for permitti... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246538 | Centering device for longitudinal elements and a resetting device for motor vehicles A centering device for elongated elements consisting of a fixed position-retaining part (13) which includes a concave guiding surface (16), and a mobile position-retaining part (12) arranged on the elongated element, or vice versa. The mobile po... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7213673 | Reconfigurable by-wire foot pedals A vehicle chassis having substantially all of the mechanical, electrical and structural componentry necessary for a fully functional vehicle, including at least energy conversion system, a steering system and a braking system. The chassis is configured for releasabl... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195263 | Vehicle frame structure A vehicle frame structure includes a pair of main frames, one of the pair of frames extending on left side of a vehicle, and the other on the right side, from the head pipe rearwards in an overall sealed cross sectional structure. At least a portion of each main fra... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182360 | Bicycle or skateboard peg with independently rotatable surface A roller peg includes a housing attachable to a bicycle or skateboard, the housing including a hole, and a roller that is inserted in the housing so that a surface of the roller protrudes from the hole and the roller spins within the housing. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7163225 | Foot peg Described is a foot peg with a roller for attaching with a cycle. The foot peg comprises a roller, a rigid housing, and a support member. The roller includes an axial length with a hole passing through the roller along the axial length. The rigid housing is formed t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7159886 | Freestyle pegs for motorcycles Freestyle pegs for a motorcycle. The pegs permit the motorcycle rider to perform stunts in the same way stunts are performed on a bicycle. Each peg includes two axially aligned, interconnected cylindrical members. The members are coaxial with the axle of the motorcy... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7146876 | Adjustable pedal assembly An adjustable pedal assembly for a vehicle includes a mounting bracket having a mounting face and a pair of opposed upper arms. The assembly includes a first lever arm supported between the pair of mounting bracket upper arms at a first fixed pivot point. The assemb... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121571 | Heel rest for a motorcycle A heel rest for a motorcycle having an exhaust pipe. The heel rest including a mounting base adapted to connect to the exhaust pipe and a heel pad coupled to the mounting base. The heel rest also includes an insulating member disposed between the heel pad and the mo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114411 | Pedal adjuster A pedal adjuster for adjusting the position of pedals within a vehicle. The pedal adjuster assembly includes a frame member mounted to a support and a pedal arm pivotally mounted to the frame. The frame includes a pair of sides having slots to receive a clevis. The ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114739 | Adjustable passenger floorboards The motorcycle foot support assembly has a foot support member, a rotation arm, a monolithic motorcycle-mounting bracket, and a releaseable bracket-to-arm locking mechanism. The rotation arm is attached between the inner surface of the foot support and the motorcycl... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7111375 | Footpeg for a motorcycle A motorcycle footpeg assembly comprising a footpeg mount having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is adapted to attach to a motorcycle. The footpeg assembly also includes a footpeg coupled to the second portion with a fastener such that the fas... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104356 | Adjustable foot support A method and apparatus is provided that pertains to an adjustable foot support of a motorized vehicle. An insert is placed in a bore of the foot support mounting member or the mounting bracket mounting member to enable coupling of a foot support to a mounting bracke... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104157 | Motorcycle footrests The motorcycle footrest includes a mounting block and a footrest plate. The mounting block is clamped to a crash bar secured to a motorcycle frame. A pivot pin pivotally connects an end of the footrest plate to the mounting block for pivotal movement about a pivot p... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097191 | Adjustable kickstand with reinforced parking position lock An adjustable kickstand is constructed from a fixed kickstand body (110) and an extendable leg (150). The extendable leg (150) is effectively lengthened by the use of at least one spacing element (120a–120e). When a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083181 | Motorcycle engine guard with retractable footrests The invention herein described is a motorcycle guard with retractable footrests, said footrests being accessible to a driver while traveling. The guard is mounted to the frame of a motorcycle such that it transverses the cycle in front of the engine but behind the f... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080706 | Adjustable snowmobile footholds A foothold assembly for a snowmobile having a tunnel and footrests extending from either side of the tunnel for receiving feet of a driver thereon. The foothold assembly comprises a foothold member adapted for receiving a foot of the driver therein. The foothold mem... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7073808 | Motorcycle engine guard and foot peg An engine guard for a motorcycle is made so that it will mount onto a motorcycle frame and has horizontally extending rail sections on opposite sides of the frame. Foot pegs are mounted at the outer ends of the horizontally extending sections. The foot pegs are posi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062990 | Footrest plate and footrest plate mounting assembly A footrest plate has a footrest side and a rear side. The rear side includes a pair of clips fixedly received in rectangular shaped mounting holes of a workpiece. The clips have a defined spacing therebetween in a longitudinal direction of the footrest plate and a r... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048293 | Snow removal flap A footrest for a snowmobile comprises relatively large openings and a cover plate attached therebeneath to form a snow discharging passage in communication with the openings permitting snow on the footrests to be forced down therethrough and prohibiting snow from tr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7036623 | Control configuration for a utility vehicle having, e.g., an extendable utility boom In preferred embodiments, a utility vehicle (such as, e.g., a skid steer vehicle) has a multitude of potential control-to-function configurations (in some preferred embodiments, enabling about sixteen or more configurations). The control-to-function configurations c... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7025369 | Foot peg assembly for a motorcycle A foot peg assembly for a motorcycle includes an elongated foot rest that has an outer end and a inner end. A stirrup is attached to the foot rest and includes a pair of legs each having a first end and a second end. A base is attached to and extends between the fir... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7017978 | Shock absorption pad for a vehicle The present invention the related to a shock absorption pad for a vehicle for protecting occupant's lower legs. The shock absorption pad according to the present invention on which an occupant's foot is placed is attached on a surface of a toe board. The shock absor... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6981713 | Motorcycle engine guard with retractable footrests The invention herein described is a motorcycle guard with retractable footrests. The guard is mounted to the outside of the engine of a motorcycle. The footrests are extended for use, and retracted when no longer needed. A mechanism is installed to prevent over-exte... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6969083 | Motorcycle engine guard and foot peg An engine guard for a motorcycle is made so that it will mount onto a motorcycle frame and has horizontally extending rail sections on opposite sides of the frame. Foot pegs are mounted at the outer ends of the horizontally extending sections. The foot pegs are posi... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969082 | Universal motorcycle frame slide protector The device includes an aluminum base member, a durable plastic puck and a stainless steel bolt, each of the foregoing having a hollow channel through the center. The base member is mounted to the motorcycle frame. Using the hollow bolt, the puck member is mounted to... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6964426 | Side stand device for motorbike A spring stand for motorcycles for making a return spring invisible from the outside to provide a neat appearance. A side stand is installed on a side lower section of a motorcycle body through a stand bracket. The side stand is formed on a pipe-shape in which a ret... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6957821 | Safety device for motorcycle foot pegs An adjustable safety mechanism for a motorcycle foot peg, the device including a support mechanism for providing additional support for a foot a mounter for mounting the support mechanism on and spaced from the foot peg, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the supp... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6916034 | Cycle foot peg assembly The instant invention relates to a cycle foot peg assembly for engagement with the boot of a rider thereof. The assembly includes a foot peg housing comprising a proximal end and an open distal end, the proximal end including means for rigid connection to a frame of... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6893038 | Motorcycle foot peg with folding heel rest A motorcycle foot peg is made so that it can be supported onto the frame of a motorcycle in a location for forming a footrest. The foot peg includes a pivotable heel rest that has an arm pivotally mounted to the foot peg at one end with a lateral leg extending from ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886427 | Floor lock for foot-operated device Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dynamic apparatus for locking or stabilizing an input device such as a foot-operated device with respect to the floor. In one embodiment, an input device with a non-permanent floor mount comprises a user manipul... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6883398 | Pedal device for a vehicle and automobile using the same Pedal device 10 has a pedal member 11 depressed by the driver, and arm member 12 engaged with the pedal member, for turning when the pedal member is depressed, and transmitting driver's force-on-pedal to the brake master cylinder. When the drive... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6783143 | Hub post for a bicycle A hub post is mounted on a wheel axle of a bicycle and has an anti-rotation locking pin to keep the hub post from rotating and loosening and detaching from the wheel axle. The anti-rotation locking pin is mounted in a countersunk through hole in a closed end of the ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6719316 | Motorcycle footrest A vehicle footrest preferably for a motorcycle provides both an upwardly angled flat surface for comfortably supporting the rider's feet while alternately providing a folding footpeg at approximately the same level as the floorboard. The folding footpeg extends late... | 04/13/2004 |
