Patent ID: 8157321
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. A bolster system which is mounted to a motorcycle seat for providing lateral support to a seat occupant, the motorcycle seat including an upper supporting surface and first and second opposed side surfaces extending downwardly therefrom, the bolster system comprising: an air pump; a first side expansion zone positioned along the first side surface of the motorcycle seat; a second side expansion zone positioned along the second side surface of the motorcycle seat opposite the first side expansion zone; a first cushion air bladder for moving the first side expansion zone, the first cushion air bladder expandable from a non-expanded state to an expanded state; and a second cushion air bladder for moving the second side expansion zone, the second cushion air bladder expandable from a non-expanded state to an expanded state, wherein said first and second cushion air bladders are each connected to said air pump, wherein said air pump is operable to expand said first and second air cushion bladders from the non-expanded state to the expanded state, wherein expansion of said first and second air cushion bladders moves the first and second side expansion zones outwardly and upwardly away from the first and second side surfaces of the motorcycle seat to a location above the upper supporting surface of the motorcycle seat, and wherein the expansion zones are adapted to expand upwardly and around the buttocks of the seat occupant.