Patent ID: 8047597
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A leg shield for use in an automotive vehicle for covering a leg of a rider from front, which comprises: a shielding body positioned forwardly of a foot rest and having a ventilation opening defined therein; and a vent door pivotable about an axis of pivot for selectively opening and closing the ventilation opening; wherein the vent door has first and second ends being spaced from each other in a direction conforming to the axis of pivot and being pivotably supported at the first and second ends by first and second door support members in the shielding body; wherein the axis of pivot is positioned spaced from the ventilation opening inwardly of an inner surface of the shielding body; and wherein the first and second door support members in the shielding body and the axis of pivot are positioned spaced away from the ventilation opening when viewed from front, wherein the vent door has an outer surface capable of angularly moving along an inner surface of the leg shield during pivotal movement of the vent door and the entirety of the vent door, during the full opening thereof, overlap the shielding body when viewed from the front.