Patent ID: 7963379
Filing Date: 2011-06-21
Classification: A45C,B62J

Abstract:
1. A saddlebag for a motorcycle, comprising: a luggage interior part that faces the motorcycle in an installed state; a luggage exterior part which faces away from the motorcycle in the installed state; at least one tension element extendable from one of the luggage exterior part and the luggage interior part to the other of the luggage exterior part and the luggage interior part; and a luggage intermediate part made of a flexible material, wherein the luggage exterior part is pivotable with respect to the luggage interior part for opening and closing the saddlebag, the at least one tension element is configured to maintain a user-selected separation distance between an upper edge of the luggage interior part and an upper edge of the luggage exterior part when a latch end of the at least one tension element is affixed to the at least one of the luggage exterior part and the luggage interior part, the user-selected separation distance being variable at any position between a fully open position and a fully closed position, and the luggage intermediate part is configured to close the user-selected distance between the luggage interior part and the luggage exterior part.