Patent ID: 8230758
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi-axis adjustable handlebar system adapted for use with a motorcycle or other handlebar-steered-motorized vehicles, the handlebar system comprising; a riser unit having a pair of riser sides coupled together in a fixed, parallel relationship by a lower crossbar which extends between the pair of riser sides and an upper crossbar which extends between the pair of riser sides, the pair of riser sides and the lower crossbar being attached together to form a rigid, unitary structure, said lower crossbar being rotatably connected by a lower engagement mechanism to a steering mount, said riser unit being lockable in orientation relative to said steering mount at any desired orientation within a continuous range of selectable orientations by at least partly disengaging the lower engagement mechanism, rotating the lower crossbar about a lower rotation axis until the desired orientation is reached, and then fully engaging said lower engagement mechanism; right and left compound members coupled by first engagement mechanisms to right and left ends of said upper crossbar, each of said compound members having in a first section a vertical, flat side parallel to and proximal to an outward facing surface of the corresponding riser side, each of said compound members having in a second section a pair of flat, opposing sides penetrated by a clamping bore forming part of a second engagement mechanism adjacent to said first engagement mechanism, said compound members having fixed orientations relative to said riser unit when the first engagement mechanisms are fully engaged, said compound members and said upper crossbar having a first degree of continuous rotational movement about a first rotation axis relative to said riser unit over a limited first adjustment range when said first engagement mechanisms are at least partly disengaged, said compound members and said upper crossbar remaining interconnected and fixed in their relative orientations during said rotation over said first adjustment range, said first rotation axis being substantially parallel to said lower rotation axis, said limited first adjustment range being determined by at least one first forward rotation stop which limits the limited first adjustment range in a forward direction and at least one first back rotation stop which limits the limited first adjustment range in a backward direction; right and left pivot members coupled by said second engagement mechanisms to said compound members, said pivot members having fixed orientations relative to said compound members when the second engagement mechanisms are fully engaged, said pivot members having second degrees of continuous rotational movement about second rotation axes relative to said compound members over limited second ranges when the second engagement mechanisms are at least partly disengaged, said limited second ranges being determined by second forward rotation stops which limit the limited second ranges in forward directions and second back rotation stops which limit the limited second ranges in backward directions; handles connected to said pivot members; and threaded adjustments cooperative with the first engagement mechanisms, rotation of the threaded adjustments providing controllable and continuous rotational adjustment about the corresponding engagement mechanisms, wherein the lower crossbar and the first engagement mechanisms are separated by a distance which is greater than a distance which separates the first engagement mechanisms from the adjacent second engagement mechanisms.