Bicycle having internally routed control cables
OwnerJohn Schmiderinventor
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Abstract
An internally supported cable system control for a bicycle that does not interfere with the steering mechanism and does not require the structural integrity of the bicycle frame to be compromised. In the disclosed internal cable system, the control cables are routed through a passageway in the gooseneck and the bicycle frame to the mechanism or device that they are designed to control. The gooseneck design is unique in that it allows for an unobstructed passageway for the cables to travel into the steering tube and frame, while allowing for both sliding forward and rearward as well as raising and lowering, as desired by the bicycle rider. For aesthetic reasons, a casing may be added to cover the cabling between the control levers and the gooseneck.
Claims18
A bicycle having at least a portion of control cable internally routed comprising:
- a frame, said frame including a head tube;
- a handlebar stem received and supported in said head tube, said handlebar stem having an internal passageway therethrough;
- a handlebar secured to said handlebar stem;
- a control lever secured to said handlebar;
- and
- a control cable attached to said control lever and extending from said control lever through said passageway in said handlebar stem and attached to a control mechanism,
- wherein the internal passageway of the handlebar stem extends from the head tube to a point forward of where the handlebar is secured to the handlebar stem and the handlebar is secured to the handlebar stem without closing the internal passageway of the handlebar stem.
A bicycle having at least a portion of control cable internally routed comprising:
- a frame, said frame including a head tube;
- a handlebar stem received and supported in said head tube, said handlebar stem having an internal passageway therethrough;
- a handlebar secured to said handlebar stem;
- a control lever secured to said handlebar;
- and
- a control cable attached to said control lever and extending from said control lever through said passageway in said handlebar stem and attached to a control mechanism.
- wherein the handlebar stem has a first end received and supported in the head tube and a second end and the handlebar stem is bent such that the second end points forward at an angle greater than 45 degrees from the first end,
- and wherein the internal passageway of the handlebar stem extends through the bent portion of the handlebar stem.
A set of parts for use as in a headset for a bicycle comprising,
- a) a fork having a fork yoke;
- b) a handlebar stem adapted to be inserted into a first end of the fork yoke;
- c) a connector adapted to be placed around the outside of a portion of the fork yoke and handlebar stem and connect the fork yoke to the handlebar stem,
- wherein the connector comprises a collar adapted to compress the fork yoke and handlebar stem so as to create a frictional connection and wherein the first end of the fork yoke and the collar are threaded such that the collar may be threaded onto the first end of the fork yoke.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.