Motorcycle kickstand

Claim 2

A kickstand adapted to be releasably attached to the frame of a two wheeled vehicle, said kickstand being of the type adapted to swing selectively into a first position alongside of said vehicle frame and a second position extending downwardly and laterally outwardly from one side of said frame to contact the ground so as to support the vehicle in an upright position, said kickstand comprising: clamping means for attaching the kickstand to said frame, said clamping means including a first clamping member and a second clamping member positioned circumferentially around a portion of said frame; fastening means extending through the second clamping member into a threaded engagement with said first clamping member to secure said members to said frame; and a stem portion projecting downwardly from said clamping means; and wherein said second clamping member has a circular contour in which said frame is disposed; a notch extends across at least a portion of said counter; and a pin means is disposed in said notch and extends above said circular contour into a wedging engagement with said vehicle so as to prevent relative rotational movement between said coupling means and said frame; a tubular member having an end portion pivotably carried by the projecting end of said stem portion for movement of said tubular member between said first and second positions, said tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced bores radially extending from the inner to the outer surface of said tubular member; a support rod telescopically and rotatably engaged within said tubular member with the projecting end of said support rod being adapted to engage the ground to support said vehicle when said tubular member is in said second position; a detent carried by said support rod and disposed for radial movement therewithin; means biasing said detent into a latching engagement with one of said tubular member bores when aligned therewith, said detent being movable with said support rod as said support rod is axially adjusted with respect to said tubular member, said tubular member being maintained in a selected axial position with respect to said tubular member by said latching engagement of said detent with one of said tubular member bores, whereby the length of said kickstand may be selectively adjusted to accommodate the distance between the location of said clamping means on said vehicle frame and the ground.

Claim 3

The kickstand defined in claim 1 further comprising means normally maintaining said tubular member in said first position.

Claim 4

The kickstand defined in claim 1 wherein said stem portion has a radially projecting member and said tubular member has a similar radially projecting member axially spaced below said first mentioned projecting member, a spring having one end fixedly attached to one of said members and the other end fixedly attached to the other of said projecting members, said spring exerting a biasing force on said tubular members to swing said tubular member toward said first position and maintain the same there.

Claim 5

The kickstand defined in claim 1 wherein said tubular member is adapted to pivot from said first position beyond the longitudinal axis of said stem portion by a predetermined number of deGrees, and means for preventing further rotation beyond said number of degrees, whereby the weight of the vehicle frame tends to bias said tubular member toward said limiting means.

Claim 6

The kickstand defined in claim 1 further comprising means for preventing relative rotation between the clamping means and said vehicle frame.

Claim 7

The kickstand defined in claim 1 further comprising a plate releasably carried at the end of said support rod and adapted to engage said ground.

Claim 8

A kickstand adapted to be releasably attached to the frame of a two wheeled vehicle, said kickstand being of the type adapted to swing selectively into a first position alongside of said vehicle frame and a second position extending downwardly and laterally outwardly from one side of said frame to contact the ground so as to support the vehicle in an upright position, said kickstand comprising: clamping means for attaching the kickstand to said frame, said clamping means including a first clamping member and a second clamping member positioned circumferentially around a portion of said frame; fastening means extending through the second clamping member into a threaded engagement with said first clamping member to secure said members to said frame; and a stem portion projecting downwardly therefrom; wherein said stem portion has a projecting member secured thereto; and wherein said fastening means comprises at least one Allen bolt extending through said second clamping member into a threaded engagement with said first clamping member, said Allen bolt having a slot adapted to receive an Allen key and said slot being axially spaced from said projecting member at a distance which prevents the entry of a conventional Allen key into said Allen bolt slot; a tubular member having an end portion pivotably carried by the projecting end of said stem portion for movement of said tubular member between said first and second positions, said tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced bores radially extending from the inner to the outer surface of said tubular member; a support rod telescopically and rotatably engaged within said tubular member with the projecting end of said support rod being adapted to engage the ground to support said vehicle when said tubular member is in said second position; a detent carried by said support rod and disposed for radial movement therewithin; means biasing said detent into a latching engagement with one of said tubular member bores when aligned therewith, said detent being movable with said support rod as said support rod is axially adjusted with respect to said tubular member, said tubular member being maintained in a selected axial position with respect to said tubular member by said latching engagement of said detent with one of said tubular member bores, whereby the length of said kickstand may be selectively adjusted to accommodate the distance between the location of said clamping means on said vehicle frame and the ground.

Claim 9

A kickstand adapted to be releasably attached to the frame of a two wheeled vehicle, said kickstand being of the type adapted to swing selectively into a first position alongside of said vehicle frame and a second position extending downwardly and laterally outwardly from one side of said frame to contact the ground so as to support the vehicle in an upright position, said kickstand comprising: clamping means for attaching the kickstand to said frame, said clamping means including a first clamping member and a second clamping member positioned circumferentially around a portion of said frame; fastening means extending through the second clamping member into a threaded engagement with said first clamping member to secure said members to said frame; and a stem portion projecting downwardly therefrom; wherein said stem portion has a projecting member secured thereto; and wherein said fastening means comprises at least one Allen bolt extending through said second clamping member into a threaded engagement with said first clamping member, said Allen bolt having a slot adapted to receive an Allen key and said slot being axially spaced from said projecting member at a distance which prevents the entry of a conventional Allen key into said Allen bolt slot; a tubular member having an end portion pivotably carried by the projecting end of said stem portion for movement of said tubular member between said first and second positions, said tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced bores radially extending from the inner to the outer surface of said tubular member; a support rod telescopically and rotatably engaged within said tubular member with the projecting end of said support rod being adapted to engage the ground to support said vehicle when said tubular member is in said second position; a detent carried by said support rod and disposed for radial movement therewithin; means biasing said detent into a latching engagement with one of said tubular member bores when aligned therewith, said detent being movable with said support rod as said support rod is axially adjusted with respect to said tubular member, said tubular member being maintained in a selected axial position with respect to said tubular member by said latching engagement of said detent with one of said tubular member bores, whereby the length of said kickstand may be selectively adjusted to accommodate the distance between the location of said clamping means on said vehicle frame and the ground.

Claim 10

A kickstand adapted to be releasably attached to the frame of a two wheeled vehicle, said kickstand being of the type adapted to swing selectively into a first position alongside of said vehicle frame and a second position extending downwardly and laterally outwardly from one side of said frame to contact the ground so as to support the vehicle in an upright position, said kickstand comprising: clamping means for attaching the kickstand to said frame, said clamping means including a stem portion projecting laterally and downwardly from said frame; a tubular member having an end portion pivotably carried by the projecting end of said stem portion for movement of said tubular member between said first and second positions, said tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced bores radially extending from the inner to the outer surface of said tubular member; a support rod telescopically and rotatably engaged within said tubular member with the projecting end of said support rod being aDapted to engage the ground to support said vehicle when said tubular member is in said second position; a detent carried by said support rod and disposed for radial movement therewithin; means biasing said detent into a latching engagement with one of said tubular member bores when aligned therewith, said detent being movable with said support rod as said support rod is axially adjusted with respect to said tubular member, said tubular member being maintained in a selected axial position with respect to said tubular member by said latching engagement of said detent with one of said tubular member bores; wherein said detent mechanism may be radially moved into said support rod from disengagement from one of said bores and said support rod may be angularly rotated with respect to said tubular member such that said detent mechanism is in sliding unlatching engagement with the inner surface of said tubular member, and wherein said support rod has suitable indicia angularly spaced from said detent mechanism so that the user of said kickstand may view said indicia through said bores to determine the position of said detent with respect to the desired bore in which a latching engagement is desired after said rod is longitudinally displaced; and whereby the length of said kickstand may be selectively adjusted to accommodate the distance between the location of said clamping means on said vehicle frame and the ground.

Claim 11

A kickstand adapted to be releasably attached to the frame of a two wheeled vehicle, said kickstand being of the type adapted to swing selectively into a first position alongside of said vehicle frame and a second position extending downwardly and laterally outwardly from one side of said frame to contact the ground so as to support the vehicle in an upright position, said kickstand comprising: clamping means for attaching the kickstand to said frame, said clamping means including a stem portion projecting laterally and downwardly from said frame; a tubular member having an end portion pivotably carried by the projecting end of said stem portion for movement of said tubular member between said first and second positions, said tubular member having a plurality of axially spaced bores radially extending from the inner to the outer surface of said tubular member; a support rod telescopically and rotatably engaged within said tubular member with the projecting end of said support rod being aDapted to engage the ground to support said vehicle when said tubular member is in said second position; a detent carried by said support rod and disposed for radial movement therewithin; means biasing said detent into a latching engagement with one of said tubular member bores when aligned therewith, said detent being movable with said support rod as said support rod is axially adjusted with respect to said tubular member, said tubular member being maintained in a selected axial position with respect to said tubular member by said latching engagement of said detent with one of said tubular member bores; wherein said detent mechanism may be radially moved into said support rod from disengagement from one of said bores and said support rod may be angularly rotated with respect to said tubular member such that said detent mechanism is in sliding unlatching engagement with the inner surface of said tubular member, and wherein said support rod has suitable indicia angularly spaced from said detent mechanism so that the user of said kickstand may view said indicia through said bores to determine the position of said detent with respect to the desired bore in which a latching engagement is desired after said rod is longitudinally displaced; and whereby the length of said kickstand may be selectively adjusted to accommodate the distance between the location of said clamping means on said vehicle frame and the ground.