A bicycle stem including an electrical device
AssigneeRupert Clifford-Brown
InventorRupert Clifford-Brown
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Abstract
A stem for a bicycle comprises a body (14), an electrical device such as a power storage means (20), and a connecting means (24, 26). The body (14) has first and second apertures therein. The electrical device is located within the body. The connecting means enables electrical connection through the at least one first aperture, to enable supply of power to the device. The second aperture enables insertion of the device into the body and removal therefrom. A handlebar can be attached to the stem over the second aperture.
Claims21
1-29. (canceled)
A stem for a bicycle, comprising:
- a body having at least one first aperture and a second aperture therein;
- an electrical device located within the body;
- connecting means enables electrical connection through the at least one first aperture, to enable supply of power to the device,
- wherein the second aperture enables insertion of the device into the body and removal therefrom, and
- the stem further comprising a closure member for sealingly closing the second aperture, wherein the closure member includes a concave surface portion configured to fit against an outer surface of a handlebar, wherein a handlebar is attachable to the stem over the second aperture.
A method of locating a device in a stem of a bicycle, comprising:
- inserting a device through a second aperture in a body of the stem and locating connecting means inserted through the second aperture at at least one first aperture in the body;
- locating a closure member to sealingly close the second aperture, wherein the closure member includes a concave surface portion configured to fit against an outer surface of a handlebar;
- attaching a handlebar to the stem, wherein the attached handlebar covers the second aperture,
- wherein the connecting means enables electrical connection through the at least one first aperture for supply of power to the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.