Patent ID: 6860128
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: B62H,B62L,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp comprising: a pair of jaws pivotally connected together at one end so as to be movable between an open and a closed condition, said jaws each being formed as integral members and providing when in said closed condition, first and second substantially parallel apertures through said clamp and completely enclosed by said jaws, said first aperture being shaped to receive a handgrip portion of a handlebar therethrough so as to bear against an operable wall thereof, and said second aperture being positioned so as to receive a control lever operably mounted on said handlebar; a locking device structured and arranged to cooperate with a locked mechanism that enables said jaws to be locked in said closed condition, when said clamp is fitted with a lock mechanism; a movable member provided inside said second aperture and defining an operable wall of said second aperture and mounted on one of said jaws so as to be movable relative thereto so as to vary a spacing between said operable walls of said apertures; guide means for guiding movement of said movable member along a longitudinal direction of said jaw; and securing means for securing a position of said movable member relative to said jaw, when said jaws are in said closed condition, wherein said guide means comprises a longitudinally aligned wall formed on one of said jaws and a longitudinally aligned wall formed on said movable member, and locating means for locating said longitudinally aligned walls in sliding engagement with each other.