Patent ID: 6276231
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: B62K,B62L,Y10T

Abstract:
A rotatable handgrip for a bicycle shifter comprising:a rotatable member;a flexible grip disposed over the rotatable member;wherein a first space is defined between an inner peripheral surface of the grip and an outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member so that the grip bends radially inwardly into the first space to form a first dent in an outer peripheral surface of the grip in response to pressure from a hand part;wherein a first space-forming recess is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member for forming the first space;wherein a second space is defined between an inner peripheral surface of the grip and an outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member so that the grip bends radially inwardly into the second space to form a second dent in the outer peripheral surface of the grip in response to pressure from the hand part;wherein a second space-forming recess is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rotatable member for forming the second space;wherein the grip includes a rotatable member engaging member projecting radially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface;wherein the rotatable member includes a grip engaging recess;wherein a circumferential width of the grip engaging recess is less than a corresponding circumferential width of the first space-forming recess;wherein the rotatable member engaging member is disposed in the grip engaging recess;wherein the rotatable member engaging member is disposed circumferentially between the first space-forming recess and the second space-forming recess;wherein the first space-forming recess is formed by a first rotatable member sidewall facing a second rotatable member sidewall in a circumferential direction; andwherein the first rotatable member sidewall and the second rotatable member sidewall are disposed clockwise of a first sidewall of the rotatable member engaging member.