Patent ID: 6658965
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for throttling a vehicle equipped with an exterior throttle lever actuated near a handlebar, said throttling via actuation caused by rotation of said apparatus around the longitudinal axis of said handlebar rather than by direct personal actuation of the throttle lever, said rotational throttling apparatus comprising:means for stationing an auxiliary sleeve essentially axially encircling said handlebar, said sleeve rotating around the handlebar; and said rotating sleeve having an external projection in cooperating contact with the vehicle's exterior throttle lever, for actuating same, said stationing means comprising a proximal bushing and a distal bushing; and between said bushings, said rotating sleeve comprising an auxiliary sleeve having a finger projection projecting externally and proximally a sufficient distance for said cooperating contact with the vehicle's throttle lever, said sleeve further comprising a distal edge including an extension extending distally a sufficient distance for establishing a cooperating relationship with said distal bushing.