Patent ID: 6074123
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
A cycle stem assembly with an enclosed steering tube clamp comprising:a) a steering tube sleeve;b) means for tightening said sleeve into engagement with an exterior surface of a cycle steering tube comprising first and second spaced generally parallel lugs on an exterior surface of said sleeve and fastener means for moving said lugs toward each other to tighten said sleeve;c) third and fourth lugs on said exterior surface of said sleeve, said third and fourth lugs extending generally parallel to said first and second lugs; andd) an elongated generally horizontally extending stem tube having one end connected to said steering tube sleeve and means at its other end for attachment of a cycle handlebar, said first and second lugs extending into said stem tube, said third and fourth lugs being rigidly affixed to said stem tube, and said fastener means being accessible from the exterior of said stem tube for moving said first and second lugs toward each other to tighten said sleeve.