BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION
As herein disclosed the combined protective and safety device mountable removably on motorcycle fuel tanks for the described purposes comprises a bad panel member of flexible soft sheet material of predetermined outline shape suited to the motorcycle tank configuration. The pad panel member has a transverse span between opposite side edges to permit drawing such edges transversely inward into manual proximity beneath the fuel tank with said panel member transversely enwrapping said tank. Such pad panel member is maintained in tension in such position by fastener means removably interconnecting said side edges beneath the fuel tank, hence at a location where the connections and the gap between side edges are visually inconspicuous and offer no obstruction to comfortable use of the pad device.
As a further and more specific feature, the opposite side edges of the panel member are hemmed to form longitudinally extending loops that accommodate insertable and preferably removable stiffener rods. Apertures at interval locations along the lengths of such hem loops provide access for removable attachment of the fastener means to the stiffener rods. Removability of one such stiffener rod facilitates installation and removal of the pad device by providing open slot access to and from an aperture required to accommodate a fuel outlet line or valve fitting overlapped by the installed protective device.
As still another feature the device preferably includes a top-mounted pouch useful to store articles like driver's license, maps, wallet, etc., without interferring with the normal or intended functioning of the pad device.
These and other features, objects and advantages of the invention will become more fully apparent from the following description by reference to the accompanying drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a portion of a typical motorcycle with the device installed.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of a portion of the motorcycle with the device installed.
FIG. 3 is a face (top) view of the device laid out flat to show its developed outline configuration.
FIG. 4 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a fastener arrangement for securing the side edges of the pad panel member together beneath the fuel tank.