Patent ID: 9242697
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B62J,B62M

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for supporting an operator's foot riding a straddle-type vehicle, comprising: a foot peg including a first portion having a front wall, two side walls connected by a rounded rear wall and a center piece extending from the front wall to the rear wall, said first portion connected to the vehicle and arranged for engaging a forward portion of the operator's foot adjacent to or including the ball of the foot, and a second portion extending rearwardly of the first portion and arranged for engaging a rearward portion of the operator's foot adjacent to or including the heel during flexion of an ankle of the operator, wherein the first portion has a plurality of spikes extending along an entirety of a top surface of the front wall, the two side walls, the rear wall and the center piece of the first portion and wherein the second portion has a plurality of second spikes extending along a top surface of said second portion.