Patent ID: 7316530
Filing Date: 2008-01-08
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to tie down a motorcycle at its foot pegs for transport in a truck or trailer bed comprising: a track attachable to the bed having a longitudinal slot; a pair of upright posts having a lower end configured to slidably engage the longitudinal slot of the track; each post having a longitudinal hole and a second opening transverse the longitudinal hole; a rod member having a body of an elongate length and sized to be inserted into the longitudinal hole of the post, the body having a plurality of projecting ribs spaced apart along the length of the body; the rod member further configured to engage the motorcycle foot pegs; and a latching pin sized to be inserted in the second opening and selectively engaging the rod member between a selected pair of the projecting ribs; whereby, the motorcycle may be positioned on the bed and the posts slidably engaged in the track adjacent the foot pegs, and the rod members engaged to the foot pegs and inserted into the posts and the latching pins inserted in the posts thereby preventing any movement of the motorcycle relative the bed for transport.