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US 12,503,193 B1Granted
Motorcycle throttle housing and cam assembly
OwnerRan Hezkiahuinventor
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Abstract
A throttle housing and cam assembly includes a cam mountable on an end of a throttle tube, an outer bearing flange and a cam head. The cam head has one or more cable receiving apertures and a cable groove for receiving a throttle cable. A bearing is mounted on the outer bearing flange. A throttle housing is formed with a bearing groove and a cam groove. An outer stationary portion of the bearing is received firmly in the bearing groove and the cam is free to move in the cam groove.
Claims10
A throttle housing and cam assembly comprising:
- a cam mountable on an end of a throttle tube and comprising an outer bearing flange and a cam head, said cam head having one or more cable receiving apertures and a cable groove for receiving a throttle cable;
- a bearing mounted on said outer bearing flange;
- and
- a throttle housing formed with a bearing groove and a cam groove, wherein an outer stationary portion of said bearing is received in said bearing groove and said cam is free to move in said cam groove.
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A method for mounting a cam to a throttle tube, comprising:
- providing a cam that comprises an outer bearing flange and a cam head, said cam head having one or more cable receiving apertures and a cable groove for receiving a throttle cable;
- providing a bearing mounted or mountable on said outer bearing flange;
- providing a throttle housing formed with a bearing groove and a cam groove;
- mounting said cam and said bearing attached thereto on an end of the throttle tube;
- and
- mounting said cam and said bearing attached thereto in said throttle housing, wherein an outer stationary portion of said bearing is received in said bearing groove and said cam is free to move in said cam groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.