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US 10,479,437 B2Granted
Accessory stem
AssigneeTrek Bicycle Corporation
InventorRyan Galstad
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Abstract
An apparatus for a bicycle including a stem body and a mount. The stem body can include at least one handlebar clamping surface and at least one mount clamping surface. The mount can include a first clamping surface. The first clamping surface can be configured to match at least one mount clamping surface. The mount can be configured to clamp between the stem body and a handlebar.
Claims20
A stem apparatus for a bicycle, comprising:
- a stem body that includes a cavity, a pair of handlebar clamping surfaces configured to clamp to a handlebar, and a mount clamping surface located between the pair of handlebar clamping surfaces;
- and
- a mount configured to be placed in a hidden position and a deployed position, wherein the mount includes:
- a mounting surface that in the hidden position is configured to nest in the cavity of the stem body, wherein the mounting surface extends outward from the pair of handlebar clamping surfaces to support a bicycle accessory in the deployed position;
- and
- a deployed clamping surface that is configured to mate with the mount clamping surface of the stem body in the deployed position, wherein the deployed clamping surface stows in the cavity of the stem body in the hidden position.
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A method of forming a stem apparatus for a bicycle, the method comprising:
- forming a stem body such that the stem body includes a cavity, a pair of handlebar clamping surfaces configured to clamp to a handlebar, and a mount clamping surface located between the pair of handlebar clamping surfaces;
- and
- forming a mount that is configurable between a hidden position and a deployed position, wherein the forming the mount comprises:
- forming a mounting surface on the mount that in the hidden position is configured to nest in the cavity of the stem body, and such that the mounting surface extends outward from the pair of handlebar clamping surfaces to support a bicycle accessory in the deployed position;
- and
- forming a deployed clamping surface on the mount that is configured to mate with the mount clamping surface of the stem body in the deployed position, and that is stowed in the cavity of the stem body in the hidden position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.