Patent ID: 6437459
Filing Date: 2002-08-20
Classification: B60R,B62H

Abstract:
A safety system for reminding an operator of motorcycle to remove a lock from a disc rotor of a brake of the motorcycle and for reminding the operator to replace the locking a storage location on the motorcycle, the motorcycle requiring function of an electrical circuit for starting the motorcycle, the system comprising:(a) a sensing mechanism for sensing that the lock is present in the storage location, (b) a switching mechanism, said switching mechanism operatively connected to said sensing mechanism, said switching mechanism operatively connected to the electrical circuit of the motorcycle for controlling current flow through the electrical circuit, and (c) a resistance mechanism, said resistance mechanism being connected in a parallel circuit with said switching mechanism, wherein said resistance mechanism is of sufficient resistance such that said resistance mechanism draws sufficient current such that the electrical circuit will function only if said switching mechanism allows current flow through said switching mechanism, whereby the motorcycle is prevented from starting unless the lock is present in the storage location.