WO2002024518A3 - Folding handlebar - Google Patents

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WO2002024518A3
WO2002024518A3 PCT/US2001/029266 US0129266W WO0224518A3 WO 2002024518 A3 WO2002024518 A3 WO 2002024518A3 US 0129266 W US0129266 W US 0129266W WO 0224518 A3 WO0224518 A3 WO 0224518A3
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handlebar
folding
tapered
grip
center portion
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PCT/US2001/029266
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Erik Peter Thomas
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Bikelink International Llc
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Priority to AU2001291102A priority Critical patent/AU2001291102A1/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K15/00—Collapsible or foldable cycles
    • B62K15/006—Collapsible or foldable cycles the frame being foldable
    • B62K15/008—Collapsible or foldable cycles the frame being foldable foldable about 2 or more axes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62K—CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
    • B62K21/00—Steering devices
    • B62K21/12—Handlebars; Handlebar stems

Abstract

Tapered proximal ends of grip ends fit tightly into tapered sockets of a center portion of a folding handlebar such that, in a locked riding position, the handlebar resists any noticeable play or movement transverse to the length of the handlebar. Such provides unusual strength and rigidity in the folding handlebar that rivals fixed, non folding handlebars. Yet, simultaneously, the tapered fit between the grip ends and the tapered sockets of the center portion of the folding handlebar allows relatively easy extraction along the length of the grip ends from the center portion to expose a hinge about which each grip end folds. A small, internal retention pin and an internal retention spring are all that is needed to prevent inadvertent extraction of the grip ends during riding.
PCT/US2001/029266 2000-09-22 2001-09-18 Folding handlebar WO2002024518A2 (en)

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AU2001291102A AU2001291102A1 (en) 2000-09-22 2001-09-18 Folding handlebar

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US09/668,418 2000-09-22

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WO2002024518A3 true WO2002024518A3 (en) 2002-06-20

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GB386509A (en) * 1932-05-05 1933-01-19 Francis Ernest Moore Improvements relating to adjustable connections for handle-bar or other tubes
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US864202A (en) 1906-12-24 1907-08-27 James Simmons Bicycle-standard.
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GB386509A (en) * 1932-05-05 1933-01-19 Francis Ernest Moore Improvements relating to adjustable connections for handle-bar or other tubes
DE2944921A1 (en) * 1978-11-10 1980-05-22 Silvestro Gianni Tommaselli Adjustable setting handlebar for motorcycle - has horizontal tube fitted to fork top end with rotatingly adjustable grips on tube ends
US4528865A (en) * 1981-08-18 1985-07-16 Shimano Industrial Company Limited Handle for a bicycle
US4611818A (en) * 1985-04-04 1986-09-16 Quasar S.R.L. Collapsible vehicle, particularly of the two-wheeled type
JPH0249864A (en) * 1988-08-10 1990-02-20 Akira Ishizu Bicycle parking system

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 217 (M - 0970) 8 May 1990 (1990-05-08) *

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