Motorcycle windshield bag
View Patent ↗The present invention is a vehicle accessory and specifically a removable bag that can be securely fastened to a windshield frame of a motorcycle. The motorcycle windshield bag further includes a back wall, having at least four holes positioned approximately in each corner of the bag and a metal grommet; two side walls; a top portion having a flap; and a front wall defined by a curved surface having a first part and a second part of equal elevation relative to an indented portion, wherein the indented portion provides a space that conforms to a motorcycle handlebar clamp while still maximizing internal bag space.
1. A removable motorcycle windshield bag, having an interior volume, comprising:
a. a back wall defined by a planar surface:
i. wherein said planar surface has a left edge with a top side and bottom side, a right edge with a top side and bottom side, and a top edge with a left side and a right side,
ii. wherein said top side of the left edge and left side of the top edge form, in combination, a left corner,
iii. wherein said top side of the right edge and right side of the top edge form, in combination, a right corner,
iv. wherein a first access area is positioned in the right corner,
v. wherein a second access area is positioned in the left corner,
vi. wherein a third access area is positioned in the bottom side of the right edge;
vii. wherein a fourth access area is positioned in the bottom side of the left edge; and
viii. wherein a Velcro strip is attached to at least one of the left edge of the back wall, the right edge of the back wall, or the top edge of the back wall;
b. a left side wall attached to said left edge;
c. a right side wall attached to said right edge;
d. a top wall attached to the back wall; and
e. a front wall attached to the left side and right side, wherein:
i. said front wall is defined by a surface having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion that is indented relative to said first portion and second portion and positioned between said first portion and said second portion;
ii. the interior volume of the bag defined by the indented portion, top wall, and back wall is less than the interior volume of the bag defined by the first portion, top wall, and back wall;
iii. the interior volume of the bag defined by the first portion, top wall, and back wall is equal to the interior volume of the bag defined by the second portion, top wall, and back wall; and
iv. the third portion is adapted to receive a motorcycle handlebar clamp.
2. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein a width of the bag defined by a distance from the first portion of the front wall to the back wall is greater than a width of the bag defined by a distance from the third portion of the front wall to the back wall.
3. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein a width of the bag defined by a distance from the first portion of the front wall to the back wall is equal to a width of the bag defined by a distance from the second portion of the front wall to the back wall.
4. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein the top wall comprises a flap that is contiguous with the back wall.
5. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein the right side wall or left side wall further comprises a wire pass-through, wherein said wire pass-through comprises a space covered by a cross-hatched plastic cover.
6. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein at least one of the first, second, third or fourth access areas comprises at least one of a hole, a void, an indentation, a recess, or a space covered by stretchable fabric, wherein said fabric is adapted to be displaced by a protrusion without causing said bag to be moved away from a windshield metal frame.
7. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein the back wall is attached to the top wall by a hinge and wherein a metal grommet is positioned under said hinge.
8. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein the bag comprises at least one of nylon with a polyurethane coating, nylon with an ultraviolet protected coating, coil zippers, or nylon thread.
9. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 1 wherein the top wall comprises a flap that is hinged to the back wall, and wherein the flap is secured to the first portion of the front wall using a fastening means.
10. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 9 wherein the flap is secured to the second portion of the front wall using a fastening means.
11. The removable motorcycle windshield bag of claim 10 wherein the fastening means comprises zippers, snaps, Velcro, or buttons.