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US 8,967,020 B2Granted
Handlebar brace
AssigneeEdge Plastics, Inc
InventorKevin Stevens
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Abstract
A shock absorbing handlebar brace attached between handlebar sides. The shock absorbing handlebar brace includes a telescoping center section with a compressible rubber insert to allow the brace to slightly extend upon impacts to reduce rider fatigue.
Claims2
A handlebar and handlebar brace assembly comprising:
- a pair of handlebars;
- left and right ring clamps clamped to left and right handlebar sides of the handlebars respectively;
- a left brace side having a left mounting ear at a left end and a male threaded right end, the left mounting ear attached to the left clamp;
- a right brace side having a right mounting ear at a right end and a left end having a cylindrical exterior and a female threaded passage, the right mounting ear attached to the right clamp;
- a coupling having a female threaded left end threadably cooperating with the male threaded right end of the left brace side, a concave cylindrical mouth at a coupling right end slideably cooperating with the left end of the right brace side, a hollow portion in a left coupling end, and a solid portion to the right of the hollow portion, the solid portion having a fastener passage there through coaxial with the coupling, the fastener passage having a smaller cross-section than the hollow portion, a left end of the right brace side abutting the solid portion;
- a rubber tube residing inside the hollow portion of the coupling to the left of the solid portion of the coupling;
- a threaded fastener running through the rubber tube and the solid portion of the coupling, and threaded into the female threads in the right brace side;
- and
- a washer between a head of the threaded fastener and the rubber tube for applying force against the rubber tube,
- wherein the brace holds the clamps together resisting bending of the handlebars which separates the clamps.
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A handlebar brace comprising:
- a left side having a left mounting ear at a left end and a male threaded right end;
- a right side having a right mounting ear at a right end and a cylindrical reduced diameter right end and a female threaded passage in the left end;
- a coupling having a female threaded left end threadably cooperating with the male threaded right end of the left side, a concave cylindrical mouth at a coupling right end slideably cooperating with the smoothed reduced diameter left end of the right side, and mostly solid portion to the right of center having a fastener passage there through coaxial with the coupling;
- a rubber tube residing inside the coupling to the left of the mostly solid portion;
- a threaded fastener running through the rubber tube and the mostly solid portion and threaded into the female threads in the right side;
- and
- a washer between a head of the threaded fastener and the rubber tube.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.