Patent ID: 7921747

Claim:
A control lever for mounting adjacent a handlebar, comprising: an intermediate section including a first aperture defining a first axis, said intermediate section supportable relative to the handlebar by a handlebar mount for rotation about said first axis, said intermediate section further including a first flange and a second flange defining a space therebetween and a second aperture that passes through said first and second flanges, said second aperture defining a second axis; a lever section rotatably coupled to said intermediate section for rotation about said second axis, wherein a first end of said lever section is disposed in said space between said first and second flanges of said intermediate section; a torsional biasing member configured to apply a rotational biasing force tending to bias said lever section to a relaxed position relative to said intermediate section; wherein said lever section and said intermediate section are rotatable together in a first direction about said first axis, and wherein said lever section is rotatable relative to said intermediate section about said second axis in a second direction opposite said first direction against said rotational biasing force of said torsional biasing member to a deflected position, wherein said torsional biasing member is located external of said space between said first and second flanges.