Patent ID: 7823900
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: B62J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A retractable peg system, comprising: a bracket including an inner bracket surface along a length of the bracket and an outer surface extending from the inner bracket surface, the inner bracket surface configured for operative and fixed attachment to a motorcycle, the bracket including a recessed portion in the outer surface and a pivot portion, the pivot portion defining a substantially vertical axis of rotation; a peg having a first end and a second end, the peg rotatably coupled at the first end to the pivot portion and rotatable about the axis of rotation; a biasing member operatively connected to the bracket and engageable with the peg, wherein the peg is rotatable about the axis of rotation between a retracted orientation, where the peg is proximate the bracket and substantially parallel with the inner bracket surface, and an extended orientation, where the second end is horizontally displaced a distance from the bracket, and wherein the biasing member substantially maintains the orientation of the peg absent an external force applied to the peg.