B62K 23/00
Rider-operated controls specially adapted for cycles, i.e. means for initiating control operations
Official title: Rider-operated controls specially adapted for cycles, i.e. means for initiating control operations, e.g. levers, grips (specially adapted to cycle brake mechanisms B62L3/00)
B62K23/00 (Rider-operated controls specially adapted for cycles, i.e. means for initiating control operations) appears on 1,806 US grants and 1,864 published applications in this corpus.
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