Patent ID: 7581464

Claim:
A throttle control mounted to the handlebar of a vehicle: a) where said handlebar has a tubular cross section; b) an elongated pivotable member exists in close proximity to said handlebar; c) on one end of said pivotable member is a pad against which a rider's thumb would press; d) on the end said pivotable member opposite the end with the pad is a pivot; e) said pivotable member rotates about the pivot; f) at least one member constrains the location of said pivot in relation to said handlebar; g) the axis of rotation of said pivot is no less than two inches from the center of the cross section of said handlebar; h) as said pad rotates about said pivot, the direction of its motion deviates from a theoretical path through the center of the cross section of said handlebar by less than 45 degrees; i) a portion of said pad remains within ½ inch of the either the surface of said handlebar, or any gripping surface covering said handlebar.