Patent ID: 7275787

Claim:
A combined second seat, backrest and luggage rack for a motorcycle comprising: a frame composed of a first side member and a second side member, said first side member having a first attachment, said second side member having a second attachment, said first attachment and said second attachment to be used to securely mount said frame onto a motorcycle, said first side member having a first aft bar, said second side member having a second aft bar, said first aft bar being connected to said second aft bar by an adjusting link, said adjusting link being adjustable to vary the spacing between said first attachment and said second attachment; a hinge plate assembly composed of a first plate hingedly attached to a second plate, said hinge plate assembly being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, said retracted position being when said first plate is in juxtaposition with said second plate, said extended position is when said second plate is transverse to said first plate, said first plate being secured to said frame, an engagement mechanism connected to said hinge plate assembly that locks said second plate to said first plate when in said extended position, said mechanism being manually operable to unlock said second plate and permit said second plate to be pivotally moved relative to said first plate to said retracted position where said engagement mechanism again locks said second plate to said first plate; and a cushion mounted on said second plate, whereby with said second plate in said extended position said cushion functions as a backrest, with said second plate in said retracted position said cushion functions as a seat.