Patent ID: 9746872
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B62K,G05G,Y10T

Claim:
1. A handlebar mounted accelerator for a motor vehicle comprising: a. an accelerator housing; b. a handlebar grip; c. the accelerator housing and the handlebar grip both being affixed to an end portion of a handlebar; d. an input lever that is unmovably connected to a finger contact so that the input lever and finger contact move together; e. wherein the input lever is pivotally mounted to the housing, being configured to constrained rotation, with respect to the handlebar, about an input lever rotation axis; f. wherein the input lever rotation axis is fixed relative to the handlebar; g. wherein the input lever rotation axis is spatially offset forward from the handlebar; h. wherein rotation of the input lever about the input lever rotation axis controls the power output of the vehicle; i. wherein the finger contact allows the input lever to be rotated about the input lever rotation axis by the flexion of an operator's index finger; j. wherein the input lever rotation axis is parallel with a centerline axis of the portion of the handlebar that supports the grip.