Motorcycle Jacket with Passenger Safety Grips

Abstract

A jacket to be worn by a driver of a vehicle, such as a motorcycle, in which hand-grips are fixed to the rear of the jacket. A pair of hand-grips may be mounted on the upper rear of the jacket, with another pair of hand-grips optionally mounted on the lower rear of the jacket. The hand-grips have ends which are fixed to the jacket and a central portion projecting rearwardly from the jacket and have a length such that they can be grasped by a hand of a passenger of the vehicle to provide increased stability to the passenger. Among the many different possibilities contemplated, the jacket may have hand-grips that are sown or riveted to the jacket, which may be collapsible or flexible, which may be of specific lengths, and which may be concealed by various means, including a zipper enclosure.

1 . A motorcycle jacket adapted to be worn by a driver of a motorcycle, comprising:
 a pair of elongated upper hand-grips spaced equidistantly from the upper center of the rear of the motorcycle jacket, the ends of each upper hand-grip fixed to the rear of the motorcycle jacket, and each upper hand-grip having a central portion projecting rearwardly from the jacket and having a length such that it can be grasped by a hand of the passenger.   
     
     
         2 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper hand-grip ends are sown to the jacket. 
     
     
         3 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper hand-grip ends are riveted to the jacket. 
     
     
         4 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper hand-grips are collapsible. 
     
     
         5 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper hand-grips are flexible. 
     
     
         6 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  wherein said upper hand-grips are between four and seven inches in length. 
     
     
         7 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  including means to conceal said upper hand-grips. 
     
     
         8 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 7  wherein said concealment means including a zipper closure member for each said upper hand-grip. 
     
     
         9 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 1  including a pair of elongated flexible lower hand-grips spaced equidistantly from the lower center of the rear of the motorcycle jacket, the ends of each lower hand-grip fixed to the rear of the motorcycle jacket, and each lower hand-grip having a central portion projecting rearwardly from the motorcycle jacket and having a length such that it can be grasped by a hand of the passenger. 
     
     
         10 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  wherein said lower hand-grip ends are sown to the jacket. 
     
     
         11 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  wherein said lower hand-grip ends are riveted to the jacket. 
     
     
         12 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  wherein lower hand-grips are collapsible. 
     
     
         13 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  wherein said lower hand-grips are between four and six inches in length. 
     
     
         14 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  wherein said lower hand-grips are shorter in length than said upper hand-grips. 
     
     
         15 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  including means to conceal said lower hand-grips 
     
     
         16 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 15  wherein said concealment means including a zipper closure member for each said lower hand-grip. 
     
     
         17 . The motorcycle jacket as recited in  claim 9  including means to conceal said upper hand-grips and said lower hand-grips, said concealment means including a zipper closure member for each said upper hand-grip and lower hand-grip.