Handlebar assembly for cycles
OwnerHung C. Shuinventor
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Abstract
A handlebar including a shank, a ring formed integral in the shank, a number of teeth formed in the ring, a rod slidably engaged in the ring, a number of teeth formed on the rod for engagement with the teeth of the ring so as to prevent the rod from rotating relative to the shank, a disc fixed to one end of the rod and a tube coupled to the other end of the rod, and a spring biased between the ring and the disc for cushioning shocks transmitted to the handlebar.
Claims13
A handlebar assembly comprising a shank including a first end fixed to a post and including a second end, a first ring formed integral with said shank and including a first engaging means formed in an inner peripheral portion thereof, a rod disposed in said shank and slidably engaged in said first ring and including a second engaging means formed in an outer peripheral portion thereof for engagement with said first engaging means so as to prevent said rod from rotating relative to said shank and in order to guide said rod to slide longitudinally in said shank, said rod including a first end located in said first end of said shank and a second end located in said second end of said shank, a first disc fixed to said first end of said rod, a tube coupled to said second end of said rod for supporting a handlebar, and means biased between said first ring of said shank and said first disc for cushioning shocks transmitted to said handlebar assembly.
A handlebar assembly comprising a shank including a first end fixed to a post and including a second end, a first ring formed integral with said shank and including a first engaging means formed in an inner peripheral portion thereof, a rod disposed in said shank and slidably engaged in said first ring and including a second engaging means formed in an outer peripheral portion thereof for engagement with said first engaging means so as to prevent said rod from rotating relative to said shank and in order to guide said rod to slide longitudinally in said shank, said rod including a first end located in said first end of said shank and a second end located in said second end of said shank, a first disc fixed to said first end of said rod, a tube coupled to said second end of said rod for supporting a handlebar, a first biasing means biased between said tube and said first ring, and a second biasing means biased between said first ring of said shank and said first disc for cushioning shocks transmitted to said handlebar assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.