ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,973, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to SUZUKI MOTOR Corp. (Hamamatsu, Japan).
"Holding structure for optional component" was invented by Tatsuki Ishii (Hamamatsu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holding structure for an optional component, the optional component configured to be added to a saddle-type vehicle, the holding structure includes a brace extending forward from a head pipe of a vehicle front portion, a plate supported from below by the brace, and a holder for the optional component provided on the plate. A periphery of a meter configured to display vehicle information is covered with a meter cover. The meter is supp...