Patent ID: 7131350
Filing Date: 2006-11-07
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cycle stem comprising: a) a tubular member having an axis and clamp structure thereon for attachment of the stem to the steering tube of a cycle; and b) a handlebar clamp comprising a stationary C-shaped cradle integrally formed at one end of said tubular member, a moveable C-shaped cradle and means for fastening said cradles together, said cradles each having a handlebar contacting surface having a maximum dimension along an axially extending clamping length of a handlebar greater than an inside diameter of said cradles and wherein axially spaced boundaries of said handlebar contacting surfaces of said cradles, when projected onto a plane which extends axially of said tubular member and axially of said handlebar, are characterized by lines which first converge from laterally outermost edges of said stationary cradle and then diverge to laterally outermost edges of said moveable cradle, said boundaries also being characterized by the absence of sharp corners.