Motocross portable starting gate

a starting gate and motorcycle technology, applied in the direction of roadway safety arrangements, roads, construction, etc., can solve the problems of not having practicing the start of the race, and not being able to achieve the effect of a portable starting ga

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-03-31
GUNDERSON JAMES
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U.S. Pat. No. 4,134,230 is an example of such a multiple rider starting gate but is not a portable starting gate due to its size and construction.
At the present time, practicing the start of the race, unless a driver has access to a motocross racetrack, is very difficult due to the unavailability of a portable motocross starting gate.

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[0030] In the sport of motocross, the start of the race is very important to placement of the motorcycle and driver at the finish. A fast start allows the driver to have his motorcycle out in front of the pack allowing him to find the best route over the several moguls.

[0031] At the present time, practicing the start of the race, unless a driver has access to a motocross racetrack, is very difficult due to the unavailability of having a portable motocross starting gate. With a portable motocross starting gate, a driver with typically with the help of another person can effectively tune his reflexes in manner that is very similar, if not exactly in conditions similar to that which he / she would find at a motocross race.

[0032] Referring to the preferred embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 1, the single starting gate 10 is positioned on the ground 12 in an open position in relationship to the front wheel 14 of a motocross motorcycle cycle. Since the driver concentrates on the dropping o...

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A single position motocross starting gate having a pair of U-shaped members pivotally connected together at one end of each U-shape. A releasing mechanism having a normally extending pin is positioned on one of the U-shaped members to pivotally support in an interference relationship the other U-shaped member in a first angular position relative to the one U-shaped member. Releasing means such as a lanyard is connected to the releasing mechanism to slideably move the pin causing the other U-shaped member to drop and be in line with the one U-shaped member. When this happens, the rider on the motocross motorcycle can move forward over the two U-shaped members. Typically another individual other than the driver pulls the lanyard.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is related to co-pending Provisional Patent Application claiming the benefit of Ser. No. 60 / 469,843 entitled “Motocross Portable Starting Gate” having attorney docket 03-01 filed on May 10, 2003 by James Gunderson.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This invention relates to motorcycle staring gates in general and more particular to a motocross starting gate that is portable and can be operated by a non-driver causing random timing of gate operation. DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART [0003] In the sport of motocross, the start of the race is very important to placement of the motorcycle and driver at the finish. A fast start allows the driver to have his motorcycle out in front of the pack allowing him to find the best route over the several moguls. [0004] Motocross racing generally involves several cyclists who race side-by side down a dirt track having at least one mogul. The cyclists and their motorcycles remain behind a mechani...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63K3/02
CPCA63K3/02
Inventor GUNDERSON, JAMES
Owner GUNDERSON JAMES
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