Adjustable handlebar riser
AssigneeArctic Cat Inc.
InventorsChris Michael Olin, Peder Randal Cudrio Erickson
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Abstract
An adjustable riser assembly for a vehicle, wherein the riser assembly comprises a hollow outer body, an inner body telescopically slidingly disposable within the outer body, and a hand operated height adjustment pin assembly structured and operable to set and retain a selectable position of the inner body and a position of the outer body relative to each other to thereby set and retain and adjustable overall length of the adjustable riser assembly.
Claims20
An adjustable riser assembly for a vehicle, said riser assembly comprising:
- a hollow outer body comprising a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a plurality of adjustment holes formed in and extending through the second sidewall;
- an inner body telescopically slidingly disposable within the outer body;
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- a hand operated height adjustment pin assembly comprising a barrel, wherein the height adjustment pin assembly is structured and operable to selectively be placed in a deployed position wherein a distal end portion of the barrel is selectively placed within a selected one of the plurality of adjustment holes in the outer body second sidewall to thereby set and retain a selectable position of the inner body and a position of the outer body relative to each other to thereby set and retain an adjustable overall length of the adjustable riser assembly.
A steering assembly for a vehicle, said steering assembly comprising:
- a steering post;
- an operator control device;
- and
- an adjustable riser connected to the steering post at a lower end of the adjustable riser and connected to the operator control device at an upper end, said riser assembly comprising:
- a hollow outer body having a plurality of adjustment holes formed in and extending through a sidewall thereof;
- an inner body telescopically slidingly disposable within the outer body, the inner body comprising a first sidewall and second sidewall that each include a barrel orifice;
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- a hand operated height adjustment pin assembly comprising a barrel that extends through the barrel orifices of the inner body first and second sidewalls and is structured and operable to set and retain a selectable position of the inner body and a position of the outer body relative to each other by selectively aligning the barrel orifices of the inner body first and second sidewalls with selected ones of the plurality of adjustment holes formed in the outer body sidewall and extending the height adjustment pin assembly barrel through the selected ones of the plurality of adjustment holes formed in the outer body sidewall, to thereby set and retain and adjustable overall length of the adjustable riser assembly.
A vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
- a steering assembly comprising:
- a steering post;
- an operator control device;
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- an adjustable riser connected to the steering post at a lower end of the adjustable riser and connected to the operator control device at an upper end, said riser assembly comprising:
- a hollow outer body;
- an inner body telescopically slidingly disposable within the outer body;
- and
- a hand operated automatically biased height adjustment pin assembly, the height adjustment pin assembly comprising a biasing device disposed within the inner body that is structured and operable to constantly bias the height adjustment pin assembly to a deployed position to set and retain a selectable position of the inner body and a position of the outer body relative to each other to thereby set and retain and adjustable overall length of the adjustable riser assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.