Patent ID: 9745011
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B62J,B62K

Claim:
1. An assembly composed of a saddle and of a saddle compartment for a motorcycle, wherein the saddle comprises a padded upper portion, which constitutes a seat for a rider and/or passenger of the motorcycle, and a substantially rigid bottom portion, operatively connected to the saddle compartment by hinge means, and wherein the saddle compartment comprises a sidewall having laterally inwardly facing surfaces forming a recess for storing objects below the saddle, wherein the saddle compartment is made integral with a fixed portion of the motorcycle, said hinge means enabling the saddle to pass from a closed position, in which said saddle is positioned substantially horizontally above the saddle compartment and permits the rider and any passenger of the motorcycle to sit on it, and an open position, in which said saddle is positioned in a substantially vertical position and permits access to the saddle compartment, the assembly comprising at least one gas spring having a bottom end and an upper end, wherein the bottom end of the gas spring is attached to a fixed portion of the motorcycle and the upper end of the gas spring is operatively connected, to the saddle, wherein between the upper end of the gas spring and the saddle, articulated connection means are interposed which permit said saddle to maintain stability in the open position, wherein the saddle compartment further comprises a casing that is one piece with at least one side wall of the compartment, the casing forming a protrusion that protrudes inwardly into the compartment; and wherein the gas spring is guided, inside the casing during extension and contraction movements of the gas spring corresponding respectively to opening and closing movements of the saddle in relation to the saddle compartment so that the gas spring always remains hidden relative to an interior of the compartment while the saddle is in transition to and in the open position; and wherein the casing comprises an open side that opens laterally outwardly away from the compartment, and wherein the gas spring moves in and out of the casing through the open side during opening and closing of the saddle, respectively.