Rotating striker bell
OwnerKyoji Ichimura, Motohisa Ishiwa +1inventors
InventorsKyoji Ichimura, Motohisa Ishiwa, Kazuharu Seki
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Abstract
A bicycle bell has a finger actuated strike lever mounted on a rotating base. The rotating base can be rotated around the 360.degree. periphery of the ringer. Thus, the bell can be quickly adjusted for various riders or for switching from the right to the left handlebar. Additionally the present invention allows the user to choose which finger to use as well as to accommodate other equipment such as bicycle levers, etc.
Claims17
A bell for mounting on the handlebars of a bicycle or tricycle, comprising:
- a ringer;
- a mounting bracket secured to the handlebars;
- said mounting bracket further comprising a top having a contact surface, and a support shaft projecting upward from the contact surface;
- attachment means for attaching the ringer atop the support shaft;
- a rotating base;
- said rotating base further comprising a bottom contact surface slidingly engaged with the mounting bracket contact surface, a vertical sleeve rotatably mounted on said support shaft, securing means to hold the rotating base in position, and a distally projecting arm having striker lever means functioning to ring the ringer when depressed and released;
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- said rotating base further comprising rotational adjustment to any one of a plurality of rotational positions 360.degree. relative to the support shaft.
A bell for mounting on the handlebars of a bicycle or tricycle, comprising:
- a mounting bracket secured to the handlebars;
- said mounting bracket further comprising a top having a contact surface, and a support shaft projecting upward from the contact surface;
- attachment means for attaching the ringer atop the support shaft;
- a rotating base;
- said rotating base further comprising a bottom contact surface slidingly engaged with the mounting bracket contact surface, securing means to hold the rotating base in position, and a distally projecting arm having striker lever means functioning to ring the ringer when depressed and released;
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- said rotating base further comprising rotational adjustment to any one of a plurality of rotational positions 360.degree. relative to the support shaft.
A bell for mounting on the handlebars of a bicycle or a tricycle, comprising:
- a ringer;
- a hole on top of the handlebars;
- a rotational base;
- said rotating base further comprising a bottom contact surface having protrusions slidingly engaged with the handlebars over the hole therein, a vertical sleeve having a central mounting hole, spring means, and a distally projecting arm having striker lever means for ringing the ringer;
- a bolt means passing through a hole in said ringer and said vertical sleeve central mounting hole and secured into said hole on top of said handlebars;
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- said rotating base further comprising rotational adjustment to any one of a plurality of rotational positional 360.degree. relative to the support shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.