Motorcycle passenger road safety device

Abstract

Road safety device for short or mobility-impaired motorcycle passengers. The invention relates to a device that allows motorcycle passengers who cannot reach around the rider with their arms or bend down sufficiently to hold on effortlessly and safely. Consisting of a reinforcement 1 [fig.1] onto which a polypropylene strap 2 [fig.1] is sewn, passing through a handle 3 [fig.1], the invention allows the passenger to hold on firmly during motorcycle acceleration, thus providing comfort and safety regardless of their physical condition or size. The device is particularly intended for motorcyclists. Figure for the abstract: Figure 1

Description

Title of the invention: Road safety device for motorcycle passengers

[0001] The present invention relates to a road safety device for a motorcycle

[0002] allowing a passenger of small size or with reduced mobility to be able to hold on.

[0003] The motorcycle passenger usually has to put his arms around the rider and

[0004] hold hands which requires a certain amount of strength, and sometimes on long journeys. Or

[0005] well he must position his hands on the tank; which is not always easy

[0006] when the pilot is corpulent, when the size of the passenger does not allow it or

[0007] when the passenger has reduced mobility.

[0008] For children, there are devices such as harnesses that prevent falls during

[0009] accelerations but do not allow you to hold on and therefore provide good support and a good feeling of security.

[0010] There are also fixed handles on certain motorcycles but these are not practical or even accessible to people with reduced mobility.

[0011] The concept according to the invention makes it possible to remedy this problem. It comprises a handle fixed on a reinforcement placed in the pilot's pockets on the left and right sides. These handles allow the passenger to hold on during acceleration and thus maintain an excellent position increasing his comfort and safety. This system also allows the pilot, when the passenger is small and light, to feel it for greater safety without the constraint of superfluous equipment. According to particular embodiments:

[0012] a. The handles can be flexible or rigid.

[0013] b. The fabric used may be made of polypropylene or any other resistant material.

[0014] c. The reinforcement may be rigid or flexible in any suitable material.

[0015] d. The handle can be located inside the pocket or outside. The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention:

[0016] [Fig-1] Represents in section, front, profile and ¾, the device of the invention in that the

[0017] handle is rigid on a polypropylene strap, itself sewn onto a reinforcement

[0018] woven in polypropylene.

[0019] [Fig.2] Represents the location of the reinforcement in dotted lines.

[0020] [Fig.3] Represents the handle in use.

[0021] [Fig.4] Represents a variant of the soft version handle.

[0022] [Fig.5] Represents a second variant with the handle positioned outside

[0023] the pocket.

[0024] [Fig.6] Represents in real conditions the position of the passenger with the device of the [Fig.l].

[0025] [Fig.7] Represents in real conditions the position of the passenger's hand with the device of [Fig.l].

[0026] [Fig.8] Represents the type of handle used for the practice of [Fig.l]. [Fig.9] Represents a variant of handles that can be used.

[0027] With reference to these drawings, the device comprises a flexible polypropylene reinforcement structure 1 [Fig.l] onto which is sewn a polypropylene strap 2[Fig.l] which passes through a kayak-type handle 3[Fig.l] type [Fig.8], the assembly itself sewn inside the pilot's pocket [Fig.2], on each side.

[0028] In the embodiment according to [Fig.4], a soft leather-type handle [Fig.9] is sewn onto a more discreet reinforcement still placed in the pilot's pocket on both sides.

[0029] In another embodiment according to [Fig.5], a handle [Fig.8] passes over

[0030] a polypropylene strap 1 [Fig.l] which is sewn to the reinforcement itself sewn to the

[0031] pocket outline already reinforced.

[0032] In a variant not illustrated, the reinforcement 1 [Fig.l] would no longer be sewn but fixed

[0033] using rivets.

[0034] In another variant, the reinforcement 1 [Fig.l] would be in a more rigid material.

Claims

Claims

1. Road safety device for a small or mobility-impaired motorcycle passenger characterized by the installation of handles in the pockets of a rider's jacket.

2. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the handles are fixed by stitching inside the pockets of the pilot's jacket.

3. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that reinforcements (3) which accommodate straps (2) through which the handles pass are placed at the entrance to the pockets of the pilot's jacket.

4. Device according to claim 2 characterized in that the handles are fixed to the outside of the pockets of the pilot's jacket.

5. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the handles are riveted to the pilot's jacket at the entrance to his pockets.

6. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the handles are flexible.

7. Device according to claim 1 characterized in that the handles are of the kayak type.

8. Device according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that a handle is fixed during the manufacture of the pilot.

9. Device according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that a handle is attached after the acquisition of a motorcycle jacket.

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