# US 2009/0260475 A1 · Road Bicycle Handlebar

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- Number: US 2009/0260475 A1
- Document ID: US20090260475A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 12/494,266
- Filed: 2009-06-30
- Published: 2009-10-22
- Earliest claimed: 2007-01-05
- Inventors: Cheng-Hsun CHIANG
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20090260475A1

## CPC

- B62K 21/125: {Extensions; Auxiliary handlebars}
- B62K 23/06: Levers
- B62L 3/02: for control by a hand lever (hand levers for control of cycles in general B62K23/06)
- B62M 25/04: hand actuated
- Y10T 74/20822: Attachments and accessories
- B62K: CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
- B62L: BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES {(arrangements in cycles for adjusting wheel-braking force to meet varying vehicular or ground-surface conditions B60T8/00)}
- B62M: RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR {SINGLE-TRACK} CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of transmissions in vehicles in general B60K; transmission elements per se F16)
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A road bicycle handlebar comprises a base, a brake control handle, a gear shift handle, a cushion and three spherical cushions. The cushion covers a holding portion of the base for making the holding more comfortable. The three spherical cushions are respectively assembled on the brake control handle and the gear shift handle to make the riding more comfortable. The brake control handle is defined with a groove for placement of fingers of the hand to allow the hand of the rider to be always maintained in a ready-to-press-the-brake-control-handle state, thus improving the riding safety.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A road bicycle handlebar comprising: a brake control handle and a gear shift handle both of which are pivotally coupled to a holding portion of a base, characterized in that:
a cushion is made of plastic material and covers both the holding portion of the base and a pivot portion where the holding portion is pivotally coupled to the brake control handle and the gear shift handle, on a middle portion and a lower end of the brake control handle opposite to the holding portion is respectively assembled a spherical cushion, another spherical cushion is assembled on a far end of the gear shift handle opposite to the holding portion, the three spherical cushions are all made of plastic material, the brake control handle is defined in an outer edge of an upper end thereof with a groove for placement of a forefinger of a hand to allow a thumb and the forefinger of the hand to grip the cushion and the bake control handle.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The road bicycle handlebar as claimed in claim 1, wherein the groove is open toward a running direction of the road bicycle.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The road bicycle handlebar as claimed in claim 2, wherein a side surface of the cushion is elliptical-shaped.