Patent ID: 7216913

Claim:
A hinged glove box door insert for motorcycles, comprising: (a) a frame that includes a face plate having an opening and a door hinged to said opening, and a first side member and a second side member, said first side member being attached at one end thereof to said face plate at a first end of said face plate and disposed perpendicular with respect thereto, said second side member being attached at one end thereof to said face plate at a second end of said face plate and disposed perpendicular with respect thereto, said second end of said face plate being disposed at an opposite side of said face plate as said first end and wherein said face plate includes an opening therein; and (b) means for securing said frame in an opening provided in said motorcycle; and (c) wherein said means for securing said frame includes flexible means attached to said first side member or to said second side member, said flexible means adapted to be urged away from a member that is attached to a sidewall of said opening when said hinged glove box door is inserted into said opening sufficient to clear said member, and wherein said flexible means is adapted to be urged toward said member and to engage with said member sufficient to retain said hinged glove box door in said opening when said hinged glove box door is inserted sufficiently far into said opening.