Patent ID: 9254886
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: B62K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A foldable bicycle handlebar comprising: a fixing base having two holes on a hinge surface in the front of the fixing base; two handlebar grips, each of the two handlebar grips having a joint on its inner side, wherein the joints are rotatable if a force is exerted to the joints, a body of each of the joints has a longitudinal hinge hole, a recess is formed on a side surface of each of the two handlebar grips, and at least one tenon is formed on the recess; an upper fastener fixed to the two joints, holes being formed on a body of the upper fastener; two shafts respectively passing through the holes of the upper fastener, the hinge holes, and the two holes of the fixing base, the two handlebar grips being folded and unfolded at a limited angle with respect to the two shafts as rotational shifts, a gap being formed between the two joints; and a slider having an inner surface, a protrusion being extended outwardly from the inner surface, a mortise being arranged on the inner surface, the at least one tenon being inserted into or removed from the mortise, the protrusion being extended into the gap, the slider being loosely or securely fixed to two joints, wherein a top distal end and a bottom distal end of the hinge hole of each of the joints are adapted to be respectively fixed to the upper fastener and a bearing, the body of the upper fastener has the holes, a mortise slot is formed on a bottom surface of the upper fastener, a positioning tenon is located on a top surface of the protrusion and is accommodated into the mortise slot, and the two shafts respectively pass through the holes of the upper fastener, the bearing, and the two holes of the fixing base.