Patent ID: 7090280

Claim:
A readily removable accessory assembly for wheeled vehicles including motorcycles, motor driven cycles, motor scooters, ATCs and ATVs, comprising, in combination, an accessory member having a body portion, a pair of mounting brackets affixed to said accessory and two pairs of docking points fixed in relation to said vehicle, each pair comprising a first element and a second element, and each including axially inner and outer flanges surrounding a central trough, said brackets each including a first opening in a first part of said bracket, sized so as to snugly engage first element, and a second opening defined in part by an inclined entry surface and a curvilinear retention surface on said bracket and in part by a latching claw including a transition surface and a retention surface, said latching claw being fixed to said bracket so as to be movable between an open position wherein said trough may enter said second element freely and a closed position wherein said retention surface on said latching claw cooperates with said curvilinear surface on said mounting bracket to latch said second element snugly with respect to said bracket, said latching claw being thereby able to be pushed into a position of registry with said second element in a first direction and to be pulled from said docking point in a second direction, all without touching said latching claw.