Patent ID: 7584979

Claim:
A powered retractable stand for a motorcycle, said stand having a retracted position and an extended position, the stand comprising: a. motorcycle anti-theft means; b. a stationary assembly mounted to said motorcycle by mounting means, said stationary assembly comprising a horizontal driven shaft; c. a moving assembly comprising control means and a threaded vertical screw gear comprising ground contact means for motorcycle support; d. wherein, said horizontal driven shaft comprises a first end coupled to an electric motor and a second end coupled to a worm gear; e. and wherein, said threaded vertical screw gear further comprises a first end for coupling to a spur gear and a second end having an unthreaded portion adjacent thereto for mounting said ground contact means; f. and wherein, said spur gear is housed in a gear housing and has a cogged outside perimeter in meshing contact with said worm gear and a threaded inside diameter in meshing contact with the threaded vertical screw gear; g. and wherein, the threaded vertical screw gear is rotationally fixed by a linear co-axial keyway within the threaded vertical screw gear and a fixed key having a key first end and a key second end, wherein said key first end is in sliding relationship with said co-axial key way and said key second end is fixed to said gear housing, the result being that rotation of the threaded vertical screw gear is prevented by the key first end and rotation of the spur gear around the threaded vertical screw gear results in a linear vertical movement of the threaded vertical screw gear from said retracted position to said extended position; h. and wherein, said mounting means comprises a mounting block having dowel means adapted for mounting said mounting block to the motorcycle and fastening means adapted for mounting the mounting block to a gear housing first side; and, a mounting bracket having a first end for mounting to a gear housing second side and a second end for mounting to the motorcycle.