Chafe Irons Patents (Class 280/161)
  • Patent number: 8562010
    Abstract: A body structure of a straddle-ride vehicle includes a body frame, a handlebar, a front fork, a front wheel guide member, and an opposite cover. The handlebar is turnably provided on the body frame. The fork extends from the handlebar and rotatably supports a front wheel. The front wheel guide member is disposed at a front portion of the body frame in a traveling direction of the vehicle and faces the front wheel. The front wheel guide member includes a slant portion extending from one side to another side in a vehicle-width direction and from a front to a rear in the traveling direction. The opposite cover is supported by the front fork to cover a rear portion of the front wheel and faces the front wheel guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideo Namiki, Kazuyoshi Kuroki, Kenichi Misaki, Sunao Kawano, Hiroshi Furuse
  • Publication number: 20130087986
    Abstract: A resilient cushioned bow stop for use on boat trailers to protect the bow of boats when launching, retrieving, and transporting boats in and out of the water includes a cushioned non-abrasive protective covering, molded and bonded to independently rotating rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Ron Stansfield