Patent ID: 6905234
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B62J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A motorcycle handlebar assembly comprising: a handlebar; a control component coupled to the handlebar and defining a through hole; a mounting bracket having a mounting end and a supporting end, the mounting end defining an aperture that is substantially aligned with the through hole, and the supporting end including a supporting bore having an internally threaded portion and a reduced portion that defines a substantially concaved first engagement surface; a mounting fastener extending through the through hole and the aperture to secure the mounting bracket to the control component; a support shaft received by the supporting bore and including an externally threaded portion that extends from the supporting bore, and a frusto-spherical end portion that engages the first engagement surface; a turn signal defining a threaded bore that receives the externally threaded portion of the support shaft; and a locking fastener threadably received by the supporting bore and defining a substantially concaved second engagement surface that engages the frusto-spherical end portion, wherein the locking fastener is adjustable between a locked position wherein the turn signal is substantially fixed with respect to the handlebar, and an unlocked position wherein the turn signal is movable with respect to the handlebar.