Patent ID: 6035741
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: B62K,Y10T

Abstract:
An apparatus for mounting a handlebar on stock handlebar clamps of a vehicle, the apparatus comprisinga) an elongated lower mount having a proximal side, a distal side, first and second pairs of interior bores located adjacent to one end of the lower mount and extending through from the proximal side to the distal side, third and fourth pairs of interior bores located adjacent to the other end of the lower mount, and a semi-cylindrical groove extending in the lengthwise direction and located on the proximal side, the first and third pairs of interior bores each having a countersunk cavity located on the proximal side of the lower mount, and the second and fourth pairs of interior bores each having internal threads;b) a pair of opposite protruding arch shaped portions integrally formed on said distal side of said lower mount and located between said first and third pairs of interior bores respectively;c) a short bolt member respectively inserted through said first and third pairs of bores of said lower mount for securing said lower mount to said stock handlebar clamps;d) an elongated upper mount having a proximal side, a distal side, a first pair of interior bores located at one end of the upper mount and extending through from the distal side to the proximal side, a second pair of interior bores located at the other end of the upper mount and extending through from the distal side to the proximal side, and a complementary semi-cylindrical groove extending in the lengthwise direction of the upper mount and located on the proximal side, the first and second pair of interior bores of the upper mount each having a countersunk cavity located on the distal side;e) said upper mount being positioned on top of said lower mount such that said first and second pairs of interior bores of said upper mount respectively correspond with said second and fourth pairs of interior bores of said lower mount, and said complementary semi-cylindrical groove of said upper mount aligns with said semi-cylindrical groove of said lower mount and thereby forms a full cylindrical chamber for clamping said handlebar therein; andf) an elongated bolt member respectively inserted through said first and second pairs of interior bores of said upper mount and threadedly engaged with said second and fourth pairs of interior bores of said lower mount, thereby securing said upper mount to said lower mount such that said handlebar is secured within said full cylindrical chamber.