Luggage carrier for a two wheeled vehicle

摘要

A luggage carrier for a two wheeled vehicle comprising an open topped container secured to the vehicle. The open topped container having a hinged lid, the lid adapted to provide a seal for the open topped container. The luggage carrier also has a releasable latch, the latch adapted to secure the container in a closed position. The luggage carrier has an alarm system for alarming the luggage carrier and a remote control mechanism for arming and disarming the alarm system.

主权项

1. A luggage carrier for a two wheeled vehicle comprising:
an open topped container releasably lockable to a frame of the two wheeled vehicle; a hinged lid releasably lockable to the open topped container; a brake light mounted on the hinged lid; an interlocking power passing mechanism for operating the brake light wherein power to operate the brake light is disconnected when the hinged lid is operated to open the container; a locking mechanism which releasably locks both the hinged lid to the container and the container to the frame, comprising:
a lock moveable between an unlocked position and a locked position via a neutral position;a first manual release mechanism for releasing the lid from the container;a second manual release mechanism for releasing the container from the frame; anda cam rotatable between a first position and a second position, wherein:
the cam in the first position prevents both the first manual release mechanism from releasing the lid from the container and the second manual release mechanism from releasing the container from the frame, andthe cam in the second position allows both the first manual release mechanism to release the lid from the container and the second manual release mechanism to release the container from the frame,wherein, responsive to the lock being in the neutral position, the cam is rotatable between the first position and the second position,wherein, responsive to the lock being in the locked position, the cam is prevented from rotating to the second position; andwherein, responsive to the lock being moved from the locked position to the unlocked position, the cam is rotatable from the first position to the second position; and an alarm system for the luggage carrier that includes a remote control mechanism configured to send a signal to the alarm system that toggles the alarm system on and off, wherein toggling the alarm system on with the remote control mechanism causes the cam to rotate to the first position to prevent both the first manual release mechanism from releasing the lid from the container and the second manual release mechanism from releasing the container from the frame.