Patent ID: 7995787
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: A63C,B62J,B62K,G10K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle handgrip slidable over an end portion of a tubular handlebar, said handgrip including a sound emitting assembly inserted into said handlebar, said sound emitting assembly comprising: (i) a package of electronic components comprising an electronically actuated sound generator, an electronic circuit to feed a signal to the sound generator and a source of stored electric power, (ii) an actuating switch separated from the package and linked to the package by an electric pathway such that when the switch is activated by the user, a sound is emitted from said handgrip distant from the switch; (iii) a gripping portion adapted to be retained on the outside surface of said end portion of the handlebar, and having a proximal end at or closely adjacent the end of the tube and having a distal end along the outside of the tube away from the tube end, (iv) said package of electronic components and electric power source adapted to be retained on the inside of the end portion of the handlebar, said package having a proximal end at or closely adjacent the end of the tube and having a distal end positioned within the end portion of tube but away from the tube end, and (v) said actuating switch located in said gripping portion distal of the tube end, wherein said package of electronic components and electric power source comprises a package case closed at said distal end and having a releasable end cap at said proximal end, whereby releasing said end cap permits the stored electric power source to be replaced without removal of the remainder of the package from within the tube.