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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1983
Filed:
Jan. 15, 1981
Russell F Miller, Grafton, WI (US);
William H Brown, Memomonee Falls, WI (US);
James M Perkins, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A debris deflector for a motorcycle which employs a belt drive for the rear wheel includes a deflector plate positioned between the motorcycle swing arm and the tire. The deflector is located between the runs of the belt. The deflector includes an indentation in the area of the swing arm, an upper portion which extends below the upper run of the belt and extends beyond the outer edge thereof and a lower portion below the swing arm which terminates inwardly of the inner edge of the lower run. The debris deflector of the present invention may also include a tab extending across and spaced apart from the front edge of the tire and may further include a flexible flap attached to the fender of the motorcycle which extends downwardly from the front edge of the fender and passes between the tab and the wheel.