Patent ID: 9731782
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B62J

Claim:
1. A portable electronic device (PED) mounting apparatus for detachably mounting a PED to a motorcycle, the PED mounting apparatus comprising: a generally flat and elongated mounting bar having a predetermined length; a pair of opposing “C” clamps formed in opposing ends of the mounting bar; a fastener disposed in each “C” clamp for securely affixing the pair of “C” clamps to a respective pair of fork bolts spaced apart at a predetermined distance on the motorcycle such that the mounting bar is selectively attachable to or detachable from the motorcycle; a mounting device for the PED, the mounting device generally extending upwardly from and perpendicular to the mounting bar and generally located in a center of the mounting bar to attach to a PED mounting bracket; and wherein, when the mounting bar is attached to the fork bolts on the motorcycle, the mounting bar is spaced above a generally vertically-extending center bolt of a steering column on the motorcycle and at least a portion of the mounting bar extends over and at least partially covers the center bolt from above.