HARLEY K MODEL
Technical: Patent Decals
Scott Lange, Rick Simpson, Stan Diener, Dave Carleton, Dave Hennessey
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Here is a compendium of all the Patent Decals. Most of these images were supplied by Rick's Decals, and the two prototypes are from How To Restore Your Harley-Davidson.
To identify an existing decal, compare the attributes shown in the right column (or below on smaller devices).
1915 - 1918
1915 - 1918
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 15 |
| First US Patent: | Jan 11, 1910 |
| Canadian Patents: | 0 |
1919 - 1923
1919 - 1923
| Trademark: | none |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 26 |
| First US Patent: | Sept 11, 1900 |
| Canadian Patents: | 0 |
1924 - 1925
1924 - 1925
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 14 |
| First US Patent: | Jan 11, 1910 |
| Canadian Patents: | 0 |
1926 - 1933
1926 - 1933
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 17 |
| First US Patent: | Jan 11, 1910 |
| Canadian Patents: | 0 |
1934 - 1935
1934 - 1935
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 11 |
| First US Patent: | 2180521 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
1936 - 1939
1936 - 1939
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 10 |
| First US Patent: | 1243165 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
1940 - 1943
1940-1943
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 12 |
| First US Patent: | 1469594 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
How To Restore error:
Palmer calls this a 1940-1941
1944 - 1946
1944 - 1946
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 13 |
| First US Patent: | 2180521 |
| Second US Patent: | 1469594 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
This is a black-and-white image.
The real decal is in color
1947 - 1948
1947 - 1948
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 13 |
| First US Patent: | 2180521 |
| Second US Patent: | 2126752 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
1949 - 1950
1949 - 1950
| Trademark: | Trade Mark |
| Headline: | Patented |
| US Patents: | 11 |
| First US Patent: | 2180521 |
| Canadian Patents: | 0 |
1951 - 1952
1951 - 1952
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra Glide (script) |
| US Patents: | 10 |
| First US Patent: | 1941801 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
How To Restore error:
Palmer calls this a 1952-1953
1953 - 1955
1953 - 1955
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra Glide (script) |
| US Patents: | 10 |
| First US Patent: | 158960 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
1956 - 1957
1956 - 1957
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra Glide (script) |
| US Patents: | 10 |
| First US Patent: | 158960 |
| Canadian Patents: | 3 |
1958 - 1959
1958 - 1959
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra Glide (outline) |
| US Patents: | 6 |
| First US Patent: | 158960 |
| Canadian Patents: | 3 |
1960 - 1963
1960 - 1963
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra + Duo-Glide |
| US Patents: | 6 |
| First US Patent: | 158960 |
| Canadian Patents: | 2 |
How To Restore Your Harley-Davidson shows two “protoype” decals that were found on prototype bikes. These were simple black-and-white decals.
1955 Prototype
1955 Prototype
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra Glide (script) |
| US Patents: | 10 |
| First US Patent: | 158960 |
| Canadian Patents: | 1 |
Same as the production 1953-1955 decal.
1960 Prototype
1960 Prototype
| Trademark: | ® |
| Headline: | Hydra Glide (outline) |
| US Patents: | 6 |
| First US Patent: | 158960 |
| Canadian Patents: | 3 |
Same as the production 1958-1959 decal.
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