Patent ID: 6711966
Filing Date: 2004-03-30
Classification: B62J,B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
A bicycle accessory assembly comprising:a handlebar stem having an upper end, wherein the handlebar stem is adapted to be rotatably received within a head tube of a bicycle, wherein the handlebar stem further defines a passageway adapted to be within the head tube; an end cap attached to the upper end of the handlebar stem, wherein attachment of the end cap to the handlebar stem encloses the passageway and restricts motion of the handlebar stem with respect to the head tube along a common axis; an accessory-mounting device having a first end and a second end, with the first end non-rotationally attached to the end cap; and at least one accessory, wherein the second end provides for detachment and reattachment of the at least one accessory, wherein the second end of the accessory-mounting device includes at least one mounting portion, and the at least one accessory includes an engaging member for releasable engagement with the at least one mounting portion wherein the at least one mounting portion of the accessory-mounting device includes a flat configuration, and the engaging member of the at least one accessory includes a track for sliding engagement with the at least one mounting portion of the accessory-mounting device.