Composite steering interface for a bicycle
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsMark Schroeder, Christopher D'Aluisio
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Abstract
A steering interface for a bicycle including a front fork. The steering interface includes a handlebar formed as a separate component and a stem including an attachment portion and a bar-receiving portion. The attachment portion is adapted to engage the front fork to connect the stem to the bicycle. At least a portion of the bar-receiving portion is formed around a portion of the handlebar such that the handlebar and the stem are integrated into a single component.
Claims22
A steering interface for a bicycle including a front fork, the steering interface comprising:
- a handlebar formed as a separate component;
- and
- a stem including an attachment portion and a bar-receiving portion, the attachment portion adapted to engage the front fork to connect the stem to the bicycle, at least a portion of the bar-receiving portion being formed around a portion of the handlebar such that the handlebar and the stem are integrated into a single component.
A method of manufacturing a steering interface comprising:
- forming a handlebar;
- arranging at least one layer of material to partially define a stem;
- arranging the handlebar and the stem adjacent one another;
- and
- completing the formation of the stem such that the stem and the handlebar are integrated into a single component.
A method of manufacturing a steering interface comprising:
- forming a handlebar;
- curing the handlebar;
- at least partially forming a stem;
- curing the at least partially formed stem;
- positioning the handlebar adjacent the stem;
- and
- bonding the stem to the handlebar to form a single integrated component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.