Patent ID: 6921099

Claim:
Apparatus for releasably coupling a motorcycle accessory to a motorcycle, said apparatus comprising: (a) a housing comprising an upper wall, a lower wall, and opposed side walls extending between said upper and lower walls; (i) said walls together defining a sleeve having an open rearward end, a sleeve height between said upper and lower walls and a sleeve width between said side walls, said sleeve width being substantially greater than said sleeve height; (ii) said upper and lower walls each having an associated hole centrally positioned widthwise of said sleeve, said holes being aligned on a common axis; and, (iii) said housing being adapted for attachment in an operative position to said motorcycle in a location above a rear fender of said motorcycle with said open end of said sleeve depending rearwardly, (b) an accessory coupler for coupling a motorcycle accessory to said housing, said coupler including an accessory end for connecting to said accessory and a coupling end slidably receivable by said sleeve through said open end, said coupling end including an associated hole alignable with said common axis when said coupling end is so received by said sleeve; and, (c) a hitch pin removably insertable through all of said holes to a position securing said coupling end within said sleeve.