Title:
ATV/MOTORCYCLE LOCKDOWN APPARAT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/012691
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus (50) for securing a personal transport vehicle (PTV) such as a motorcycle or ATV to the bed of a truck includes a pair of elongated straight handlebar struts (51) telescopically adjustable to a length fixable by a first key lock (58). Each strut (51) has an upper hook (34) lockable by a second key lock (57) to a handlebar of a PTV, and a lower hook (56) securable to a truck bed, by a third key lock (59). The apparatus includes an elongated cross-lock arm (71) telescopically adjustable to a length fixable by a fourth, cross-lock arm key lock (76). Each cross-lock arm has at one end thereof a swivelable hook (79) for engaging a structural member of a PTV, and at the other end a fixed hook (74) for engaging a collar (65) protruding from the strut, the longitudinal position of which collar is adjustable on the strut. A pair of struts (51) and a pair of cross-lock arms (71) are used to secure a single vehicle, and a pair of vehicles is securable by a pair of struts and single cross-lock arm disposed between the vehicles.
Inventors:
LINDSEY KELLY D (CA)
SAWYER GLEN M (CA)
SAWYER GLEN M (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2007/003161
Publication Date:
March 03, 2011
Filing Date:
May 17, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LINDSEY KELLY D (CA)
SAWYER GLEN M (CA)
POWELL STEPHEN DAVID (GB)
SAWYER GLEN M (CA)
POWELL STEPHEN DAVID (GB)
International Classes:
B60P3/079; B62H5/00; B60R25/00; B62H3/02
Foreign References:
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Other References:
"SportRack 2006 product catalogue", 2006, SPORTRACK ACCESSORIES INC., GRANBY, QC CA, pages: 4, 9 - 11, 24
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
POWELL, Stephen, David (11 Staple Inn Buildings, London WC1V 7QH, GB)
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