Patent ID: 8608039

Claim:
A motorcycle saddlebag for attachment to a motorcycle at a location adjacent a rear fender portion of the motorcycle, the motorcycle saddlebag comprising: an outer panel including a forward portion, a rearward portion, and a side portion, the forward and rearward portions each curving toward and smoothly transitioning into the side portion, the forward portion defining a forward edge, the rearward portion defining a rearward edge, and the forward portion the rearward portion and the side portion cooperating to define a lower edge, the outer panel including an inner surface at least partially bounded by the forward edge, the rearward edge, and the lower edge; a substantially L-shaped inner panel joined to the outer panel, the inner panel including a back wall that faces the rear fender portion when the motorcycle saddlebag is attached to the motorcycle, and a bottom wall, the back wall defining on one end a generally forwardly-facing flange and on an opposite end a generally rearwardly-facing flange, the bottom wall defining a generally outwardly-facing flange, the forwardly-facing flange, the rearwardly-facing flange, and the outwardly-facing flange each matingly engaging and secured to the inner surface of the outer panel; and a lid pivotally coupled to at least one of the outer panel and the inner panel, wherein when the motorcycle saddlebag is attached to the motorcycle, the forward and rearward edges are positioned nearer the rear fender portion than the back wall and the engagement surface, and the lower edge is positioned below the bottom wall and the engagement surface.