Motorcycle passenger backrest
View Patent ↗A motorcycle passenger backrest has a generally U-shaped or V-shaped backrest frame that is configured for connection to a mounting bracket on the motorcycle. The inner surface of the backrest frame is configured with a recessed space having a base surface and a side surface that extends from the base surface at an angle. A carrier frame configured to fit within the recessed space is pivotally mounted to each leg of the backrest frame. The carrier frame is movable between an up, stored position, with the carrier frame in contact with the base surface of the recessed space, and a down, carrier position, with the carrier frame pivoted away from the backrest frame.
1. A motorcycle backrest comprising:
A backrest frame having a first pair of spaced legs each having a free end, the first pair of spaced legs each having a second end, the second ends of the first pair of legs being connected together to define a generally U-shaped or V-shaped frame, each leg of the first pair of spaced legs of the backrest frame having an outer surface comprising a generally forward facing surface and a generally side facing surface, a generally rearward facing inner surface, and a rear edge, the inner surface of each leg of the frame configured to define a recessed space having a generally rearward facing base surface spaced from the rear edge and a side surface extending at an angle relative to the base surface from the base surface to the rear edge from the first end to the second end of each leg of the backrest frame; and
a carrier frame having a second pair of spaced legs configured to have a shape and outer surface contours to match a shape and contour of the base surface and side surface of the recessed space of the first pair of legs, the carrier frame pivotally mounted within the recessed space and movable between a stored position, with the second pair of legs of the carrier frame in contact with the base surface of each leg of the first pair of legs of the backrest frame, and a carrying position, with the carrier frame pivoted away from the base surface.
2. The motorcycle backrest of claim 1 , wherein the base surface curves approximately 90 degrees adjacent each free end to define an inside corner and a transverse base surface, and wherein the carrier frame is a generally U-shaped or V-shaped frame, each leg of the carrier frame having a free end configured with a curved outer edge, each leg pivotally mounted to permit the curved outer edge of each carrier frame leg to register with the inside corner of the base surface when the carrier frame is in the carrying position.
3. The motorcycle backrest of claim 2 , wherein the backrest frame further comprises a cross-member connected between the first pair of legs of the backrest frame, the cross-member configured with an internally threaded aperture, and wherein the carrier frame further comprises a cross-member connected between the second pair of legs of the carrier frame, the cross-member of the carrier frame configured with a threaded connector, the threaded connector threadable within the threaded aperture when the carrier frame is in the stored position.
4. The motorcycle backrest of claim 1 , wherein the backrest frame further comprises a cross-member connected between the first pair of legs of the backrest frame, and wherein the carrier frame further comprises a cross-member connected between the second pair of legs of the carrier frame, the motorcycle backrest further comprising means for securing the carrier frame to the backrest frame when the carrier frame is in the stored position.
5. The motorcycle backrest of claim 1 , wherein the backrest frame further comprises a cross-member connected between the first pair of legs of the backrest frame, and wherein the carrier frame further comprises a cross-member connected between the second pair of legs of the carrier frame, the motorcycle backrest further comprising dampening pads between the respective cross members of the backrest frame and the carrier frame.
6. The motorcycle backrest of claim 1 , wherein the base surface has a width, and wherein each leg of the carrier frame has a wall with a thickness that is generally the same as the width of the base surface.
7. The motorcycle backrest of claim 6 , wherein each leg of the carrier frame has a rear edge, the rear edge of each leg of the carrier frame being generally aligned with the rear edge of each leg of the backrest frame.