Patent ID: 9038501
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B62J,B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle handle assembly being installed on a handlebar of a bicycle and comprising: a grip retained on the handlebar, with the grip including two positioning projections extending outward from an outer side thereof; a retaining device including a body, a movable retaining member, and a locking element; wherein: the body is one piece and has a peripheral fringe and a side fringe integrally connected with the peripheral fringe to define a receiving space; the receiving space includes a first side and a second side; the peripheral fringe includes a first engaging portion defined on a predetermined position thereof relative to the first side and includes a first connecting portion and a fixing portion connected with two ends of the first engaging portion; the movable retaining member is installed in the receiving space of the body relative to the second side and includes a second engaging portion relative to the first engaging portion and further includes a second connecting portion and a moving portion connected with two ends of the second engaging portion respectively; the second connecting portion is used to connect with the first connecting portion of the body; the first engaging portion includes a first fixing groove defined on an inner wall thereof to receive one of the two positioning projections; the second engaging portion includes a second fixing groove defined on an inner wall thereof to receive another of the two positioning projections; the first fixing groove includes two arcuate first locking fences formed on two ends thereof; the second fixing groove includes two arcuate second locking fences formed on two ends thereof; the locking element is used to force the moving portion of the movable retaining member toward the fixing portion of the body so that an external fence of the handlebar is retained between the first locking fence of the first engaging portion and the second locking fence of the second engaging portion; one of the two positioning projections is retained between the first fixing groove of the first engaging portion and the handlebar, and another of the two positioning projections is retained between the second fixing groove of the second engaging portion and the handlebar, such that the grip is fixed on the handlebar; the side fringe of the body is a closed surface so that the retaining device forms a closed end plug to close a distal end of the handlebar; and the peripheral fringe of the body is closed and surrounds around the side fringe of the body so that the movable retaining member hides in the receiving space, such that as a user holds the retaining device, the movable retaining member is not touched by the user.