Patent ID: 9540066
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B62J

Claim:
1. A foot peg assembly for a saddle-type vehicle for supporting a rider's foot while seated on the vehicle, the foot peg assembly comprising: a mounting bracket for affixation to a frame portion of the vehicle, and a foot peg supported pivotably on the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket having spaced apart walls defining a mounting enclosure, with a support rod and a guide rod extending in parallel relation to one another through the mounting enclosure between the walls, the foot peg having a base and a step integral with the base extending outwardly therefrom, the step being configured for resting support thereon of the rider's foot, the base having a hub portion disposed rotationally about the support rod for unitary pivoting movement of the base and the step relative to the mounting bracket and a guard portion extending from the hub portion about the guide rod for movement thereabout integrally with pivoting movement of the hub portion, the hub and guard portions of the base and the walls of the mounting bracket having mutually complementary configurations maintaining a close spacing therebetween through a range of pivoting movement of the step to substantially close the mounting enclosure of the mounting bracket from entry of debris when the vehicle travels over unpaved ground surfaces.