Patent ID: 6945135

Claim:
A bicycle stem for connecting a bicycle handlebar to a bicycle steering tube, the bicycle stem comprising: a body portion having a tubular shape with a hollow interior and opposing first and second ends, the first end of said body portion being open and defining a generally circular opening; a handlebar clamping portion having a first arcuate extent and connected to the first end of said body portion; a handlebar clamping member having a second arcuate extent and cooperating with said handlebar clamping portion to clamp the bicycle handlebar therebetween; said handlebar clamping member and said handlebar clamping portion each having a recess for the handlebar and a cavity in a respective medial portion of the recess to accommodate an enlarged diameter portion of the handlebar, the cavity in said recess of said handlebar clamping portion extending fully over the first arcuate extent thereof, the cavity in said recess of said handlebar clamping member extending fully over the second arcuate extent thereof, the cavity in said recess of said handlebar clamping member being defined by an outermost wall that is spaced from opposing portions of the handlebar, the cavity in said recess of said handlebar clamping member having a width substantially the same as a diameter of the circular opening of the first open end of said body portion, the cavity of said recess of said handlebar clamping portion having an opening therein aligned with the circular opening of the first open end of said body portion; at least one fastener for securing said handlebar clamping member to said handlebar clamping portion; and a steering tube clamping portion connected to the second end of said body portion.