Patent ID: 7644642

Claim:
A device for securely fastening a handlebar to a vehicle frame, the device comprising: a handlebar crossbar; a handlebar clamp having a first portion curved to engage a handlebar; a plurality of apertures formed in the handlebar clamp and adjacent the first portion, and having a diameter selected to engage a fastening device such that the fastening device engages a second handlebar clamp to couple the first portion and the handlebar to a vehicle frame; a second portion having a flat surface corresponding to a flat surface of the handlebar crossbar to rigidly engage an inward directed portion of the handlebar crossbar such that the handlebar crossbar is substantially prevented from rotational movement with respect to the handlebar; and the handlebar crossbar having an outer end and a mounting mechanism on the outer end for rigidly coupling with an outer end of the handlebar such that the handlebar crossbar is fixed in a position relative to the handlebars and resistant to movement during an impact.