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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 6/102 ;
Abstract
A motorcycle includes an engine mounted on a frame in a non-swingable manner. First and second rear arms are swingably supported by the engine about first and second coaxial swing axes, respectively. A rear wheel is rotatably supported between the first and second rear arms. The second rear arm includes front and rear arm members, which are supported swingably by the engine and support an axle of the rear wheel, respectively. The arm members are separably connected together to facilitate servicing and removal of the rear wheel.