Patent ID: 6568699
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
An adjustable sissy bar mechanism for use with a cycle vehicle, the cycle including a body supported upon rotatable front and rear wheels, a seat being secured atop the body, said sissy bar mechanism comprising:a pair of plate-shaped members fixedly secured to the body in aligning fashion and on opposite sides of the seat, each of said plate members further including aligning pivot locations, said plate members further including an arcuately configured edge surface having at least one recessed channel defined therein; an elongate and arcuately configured sissy bar having a central member and first and second interconnecting sides which terminate in extending ends, each of said extending ends being secured to said pivot location of said associated plate-shaped member to pivotally associate said sissy bar therewith; a secondary bar having a substantially â€œUâ€  shaped configuration with first and second extending sides associated with respective first and second interconnecting side portions of said sissy bar, an engagement pin extending from a selected side location of each secondary bar and seating, in a first position, within a recessed channel of an associated plate member; and an actuating mechanism being engaged to displace said extending sides of said secondary bar, relative to said associated sides of said sissy bar, and disengaging said engagement pins from said associated recessed channels, said sissy bar being rotated to a further selected position, whereupon said spring-actuated mechanism is released to thereby permit said engagement pins to re-engage said plate members within further selected recessed channels.