Patent ID: 8708205
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: B62J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handlebar mount for a handlebar that has grip portions on opposite ends thereof and a straight central portion centered between those grip portions, comprising: a bracket having a clamp on one end thereof for clamping to a handlebar, the bracket carrying a fastener on the other end; an elongated platform having a proximal end and a distal end and a straight, long axis extending from the proximal end to the distal end, the proximal end of the platform including an aperture for engaging the fastener thereby enabling the platform to rotate about the long axis; and a detent mechanism for locking rotation of the platform relative to the bracket at a user-selected one of a plurality of positions for the platform, thereby to support a GPS device at a viewing angle to the user corresponding to the selected position; wherein the mount is configured so that the long axis of the platform extends parallel to and below the central portion of the handlebar when mounted thereon, and so that a GPS device or the like that is mounted to the platform may be centered on the handlebar.