Detachable accessory and latch for same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10378247-B2
Application number	US-201715458392-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 14, 2017
Priority date	Mar 14, 2017
Publication date	Aug 13, 2019
Grant date	Aug 13, 2019

Abstract

A detachable accessory for a saddle-ride vehicle includes a latching assembly supported on a side plate and having a latch member and handle. The latch member has a hooked latching portion and an elongated portion. The latch member is supported at a fixed pivot on the side plate for rotation between unlatched and latched positions. The handle is supported on the elongated portion and is biased in a first direction so that an end portion of the handle follows the rear edge of the side plate and forms a detent mechanism including a male detent member, a first receptacle to receive the male member to hold the latch member in the unlatched position and a second receptacle to receive the male member to hold the latch member in the latched position. The first receptacle is shallower than the second. A cam surface extends from the first receptacle to the second.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A detachable accessory adapted to be received on a set of mounts provided on a saddle-ride vehicle, the detachable accessory comprising:
a pair of side plates spaced apart along a lateral direction, each one of the pair of side plates including a front edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge extending between the front and rear edges, the bottom edge of each of the side plates having a slot opening extending to a slot for receiving a respective one of the set of mounts;
a latching assembly supported on a first one of the pair of side plates, the latching assembly including
a latch member having a hooked latching portion and an elongated portion projecting rearward from the hooked latching portion, the latch member being supported at a fixed pivot on the first side plate for rotation between an unlatched position and a latched position that at least partially closes the slot opening for the latch member and the first side plate to jointly define a receiving area for retaining a respective one of the mounts, and
a handle supported on the elongated portion of the latch member, the handle being biased in a first direction along the elongated portion so that an end portion of the handle follows the rear edge of the first side plate and forms a detent mechanism therewith,
wherein the detent mechanism includes a male detent member, a first receptacle configured to receive the male detent member to hold the latch member in the unlatched position and a second receptacle configured to receive the male detent member to hold the latch member in the latched position, the first receptacle being shallower than the second receptacle; and

a cam surface extending from the first receptacle to the second receptacle.

2. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein an interference portion of the latch member intersects the slot adjacent an upper closed end thereof as viewed in the lateral direction when the latch member is in the unlatched position.

3. The detachable accessory of claim 2 , wherein the male detent member is drivable out of the first receptacle, along the cam surface, and into the second receptacle upon movement of the interference portion out of intersection with the slot, without any direct actuation of the handle.

4. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein the first receptacle and the second receptacle are formed in the rear edge of the first side plate and the male detent member is formed by the end portion of the handle.

5. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein the elongated portion of the latch member includes an elongated slot, and the male detent member is formed by a pin of the handle that extends through the elongated slot, and the pin is biased in the first direction by a spring positioned within the elongated slot.

6. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a lock formed in the handle and operable to selectively lock the latch member in the latched position by preventing a releasing movement of the handle along the elongated portion.

7. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein the latch member is not biased with respect to the first side plate about the fixed pivot.

8. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein the male detent member laterally spans both the first side plate and the latch member.

9. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein the end portion of the handle engulfs the rear edge of the first side plate from both lateral sides.

10. The detachable accessory of claim 1 , wherein a single aperture is formed in the elongated portion of the latch member, and no portion of the aperture is exposed on a rearward side of the handle when the latch member is in the latched position and the male detent member is seated in the first receptacle.

11. A detachable accessory adapted to be received on a set of mounts provided on a saddle-ride vehicle, the detachable accessory comprising:
a pair of side plates spaced apart along a lateral direction, each one of the pair of side plates including a front edge, a rear edge, and a bottom edge extending between the front and rear edges, the bottom edge of each of the side plates having a slot opening extending to a slot for receiving a respective one of the set of mounts; and
a latching assembly supported on a first one of the pair of side plates, the latching assembly including
a latch member having a hooked latching portion and an elongated portion projecting rearward from the hooked latching portion, the latch member being movable on the first side plate between an unlatched position and a latched position that at least partially closes the slot opening for the latch member and the first side plate to jointly define a receiving area for retaining a respective one of the mounts, wherein an interference portion of the latch member intersects the slot as viewed in the lateral direction when the latch member is in the unlatched position,
a handle supported on the elongated portion of the latch member, the handle being biased in a first direction along the elongated portion, and
a detent mechanism formed between an end portion of the handle and the rear edge of the first side plate, wherein the detent mechanism includes a male detent member, a first receptacle configured to receive the male detent member to hold the latch member in the unlatched position and a second receptacle configured to receive the male detent member to hold the latch member in the latched position,

wherein the male detent member laterally spans both the first side plate and the latch member, and
wherein the latch member is unbiased with respect to the first side plate.

12. The detachable accessory of claim 11 , wherein the latch member is supported at a fixed pivot on the first side plate for rotation between the unlatched position and the latched position.

13. The detachable accessory of claim 11 , wherein a single aperture is formed in the elongated portion of the latch member, and no portion of the aperture is exposed on a rearward side of the handle when the latch member is in the latched position and the male detent member is seated in the first receptacle.

14. The detachable accessory of claim 11 , wherein the male detent member is drivable out of the first receptacle, without any direct actuation of the handle, upon movement of the interference portion out of interference with the slot.

15. The detachable accessory of claim 14 , wherein the first receptacle is shallower than the second receptacle on at least a side of the first receptacle nearest the second receptacle.

16. The detachable accessory of claim 15 , wherein a cam surface extends from the first receptacle to the second receptacle, and wherein the male detent member is driven along the cam surface into the second receptacle by movement of the interference portion out of interference with the slot.

17. The detachable accessory of claim 11 , wherein the end portion of the handle engulfs the rear edge of the first side plate from both lateral sides.

18. The detachable accessory of claim 11 , wherein the elongated portion of the latch member includes an elongated slot, and the male detent member is formed by a pin of the handle that extends through the elongated slot, and the pin is biased in the first direction by a spring positioned within the elongated slot.

19. The detachable accessory of claim 11 , wherein the first receptacle and the second receptacle are formed in the rear edge of the first side plate and the male detent member is formed by the end portion of the handle.

Assignees

• Harley Davidson Motor Co Inc

Inventors

• Bunyer Michael
• Sonnentag Jeffrary Ronald
• Hein Scott

Classifications

• E05B35/00

  Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys {; keys therefor} · CPC title

• E05B85/10

  Handles · CPC title

• F16B2/185

  using levers · CPC title

• B62J1/28

  Other additional equipment, e.g. back-rests for children · CPC title

• F16B2/12

  using sliding jaws · CPC title