Patent ID: 6564673
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
A handlebar for a bicycle to support the head, forearms and elbows of a bicyclist comprising:a handlebar mounting stem mountable to a bicycle; a first pair of mutually opposed arm supporting bars mounted to said stem, said bars each including arm receiving portions which extend upwardly to receive the forearms of a bicyclist when in a forward leaning position; a second pair of primary elbow supporting bars mounted to said stem and located beneath said arm supporting bars to receive the elbows of the bicyclist; and, a third pair of handlebars located beneath said elbow-supporting bars and mounted to said stem for guiding when in an erect position, said second pair of primary elbow supporting bars and said third pair of handlebars being mounted independently of each other directly to said stem, said first pair of mutually opposed arm supporting bars including curved portions located lower than said third pair of handlebars and closer thereto than said arm receiving portions for gripping when in a hill climbing position between a forward leaning position and an erect position, said curved portions extending downwardly and outwardly from said third pair of handlebars and then upwardly and inwardly to said arm receiving portions.