Patent ID: 8056439
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: B62K,B62L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device to mount a control lever to a bicycle handlebar, the device comprising: a bracket configured to be connected to the control lever and having an inlet opening with a center axis, a first tapered portion extending along the axial direction, and at least one tapered outer serration being formed on the first tapered portion; an expanding bolt having a tubular portion and a second tapered portion extending along the axial direction, the tubular portion having an outer threaded surface, the tubular portion and the second tapered portion being integrally joined as a one-piece unitary structure; and a fixing member disposed on the tubular portion of the expanding bolt, wherein the fixing member has at least one inner serration that protrudes radially inwardly from an inner surface of the fixing member to engage with the at least one tapered outer serration of the bracket, wherein the first and second tapered portions are configured to operate so as to push the fixing member against an inner surface of the bicycle handlebar when the device is mounted to the bicycle handlebar, wherein the fixing member has at least one outer serration formed on an outer surface of the fixing member, and wherein the at least one outer serration formed on the outer surface of the fixing member protrudes from the outer surface of the fixing member.