Combined extensible carrier and electrical wire sheath

Claim 2

In combination with a motorcycle having a seat, the improvement of a carrier comprising: a front frame section fastened to said motorcycle and lying at the rear of the seat; a rear frame section positioned behind said front section and slideable forwardly and rearwardly toward and away from said front section; at least one electric light mounted on said rear frame section for energization from wires leading from the motorcycle; retainer means for retaining said rear frame means at forward and rearward positions with respect to said front frame section; and sheet means of tough flexible material having a front portion attached to said front frame section and a rear portion attached to said rear frame section, whereby the sheet means provides a cargo supporting platform when the rear frame section is moved rearwardly and yet the sheet means enables the rear frame section to be moved forwardly to optimize motorcycle handling characteristics; said flexible sheet means defining a flexible sheath, for holding said wires leading to said light at both said forward and rearward positions of said rear frame section.

Claim 3

In a motorcycle and carrier assembly which includes a motorcycle having front and rear wheels, a motorcycle frame with front and rear fenders over the wheels, with an electrical system, a seat mounted on the frame, and shock absorbers having lower ends coupled to the wheels and upper ends coupled to the motorcycle frame, the improvement comprising: a front carrier frame section having a pair of laterally spaced parallel tubes lying on either side of said rear fender and attached to the motorcycle frame, said rear carrier frame section including a rear cross member extending between said tubes and supported on the motorcycle frame; a rear carrier frame section having a pair of elongated guide members with their front portions slideably received in said tubes and having a light bracket connecting the rear ends of the guide members; locking means for locking said rear frame section at forward and rearward positions with respect to said front frame section; at least one electrically energizable light mounted on said light bracket; a flexible wire assembly which includes at least two wires extending from the electrical system of said motorcycle along said carrier frame sections to said light on said light bracket; and a sheet of flexible material having a front end fastened to said front carrier frame section and a rear end fastened to said rear carrier frame section, said sheet being no wider than the spacing of said tubes to permit the sheet to drop in a storage loop between the tubes near the rear of the rear fender when the rear carrier frame section is moved to a forward position, and said sheet forming a sheath that surrounds said flexible wire assembly.

Claim 4

In a motorcycle and carrier assembly which includes a motorcycle having front and rear wheels, a motorcycle frame with front and rear fenders over the wheels, with an electrical system, a seat mounted on the frame, and shock absorbers having lower ends coupled to the wheels and upper ends coupled to the motorcycle frame, the improvement comprising: a front carrier frame section having a pair of laterally spaced parallel tubes lying on either side of said rear fender and attached to the motorcycle frame, said rear carrier frame section including a rear cross member extending between said tubes and supported on the motorcycle frame; a rear carrier frame section having a pair of elongated guide members with their front portions slideably received in said tubes and having a light bracket connecting the rear ends of the guide members; locking means for locking said rear frame section at forward and rearward positions with respect to said front frame section; at least one electrically energizable light mounted on said light bracket; a flexible wire assembly which includes at least two wires extending from the electrical system of said motorcycle along said carrier frame sections to said light on said light bracket; and a sheet of flexible material having a front end fastened to said front carrier frame section and a rear end fastened to said rear carrier frame section, said sheet being no wider than the spacing of said tubes to permit the sheet to drop in a storage loop between the tubes near the rear of the rear fender when the rear carrier frame section is moved to a forward position, and said sheet forming a sheath that surrounds said flexible wire assembly.