Patent ID: 6053384
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A system for mounting a saddle bag to a motorcycle, the system comprising in combination:at least one keeper adapted to extend from a surface of the motorcycle, said keeper including a neck and a head attached to said neck and on a side of said neck opposite the motorcycle;said neck having an uppermost portion which extends non-vertically away from the motorcycle;said head having a highest portion which is at least partially higher than said uppermost portion of said neck, such that items resting on said neck must move upward before being able to pass over said head and off of said keeper;at least one mounting bracket adapted to extend from a surface of the saddle bag, said mounting bracket including an arch;said arch having a front leg, a rear leg and a crotch between said front leg and said rear leg, said front leg and said rear leg each extending down to a position below said crotch;said crotch of said arch having a width at least as great as a width of said neck, such that said crotch of said arch is capable of straddling said neck with said front leg on one side of said neck and with said rear leg on another side of said neck;wherein said arch is formed as a plate with opposite surfaces both at least partially exposed and spaced apart by a distance defining a thickness of said arch, and wherein a length of said neck is at least as great as a thickness of said arch;wherein a horizontal width of said head is greater than a horizontal width of said crotch;wherein said neck is cylindrical with a center line oriented substantially horizontal;wherein said head is cylindrical with a center line colinear with said center line of said neck; andwherein said bracket includes a threaded port at a position below a center of said head when said neck is located entirely within said crotch, and a threaded set screw sized to fit through said threaded port enough to block removal of said head out of said bracket when said neck is entirely within said crotch.