Patent ID: 7146877

Claim:
A handlebar shock absorbing device for bicycles, comprising: a handlebar set, a mounting bracket set and a torsion spring; said handlebar set comprising a handlebar rotatably mounted to the bicycle, a pair of handlebar grips mounted at certain angles on two ends of said handlebar to form a lever arm, a torsion bracket having a cantilever end with a slot mounted on the center of said handlebar; said handlebar mounting bracket set comprising a mounting bracket installed to a bicycle handlebar stem, and having two opposing side plates extending from a base of said mounting bracket, with one opposing central hole in each of two opposing side plates for said handlebar to pass through; said torsion spring being a double helical torsion spring comprising a U-shaped middle portion and two free ends, wherein said U-shaped middle portion engages said slot of the cantilever end and each of said two free ends is fixed to each of opposing positioning slots radially spaced apart from the central hole of two said side plates, with each positioning slots opening outwardly of said mounting bracket.