Patent ID: 7487694

Claim:
A bicycle handlebar, comprising: a handlebar main body having a pair of right and left side grip support portions, at least one lever support portion, the handlebar main body having a hollow interior, and a central portion of the handlebar main body being configured for mounting on a bicycle handlebar stem; a pair of support walls extending in a lengthwise direction throughout the entire length of the hollow interior of the handlebar main body between right and left side grip support portions within the lever support portion of the hollow interior of the handlebar main body, the support walls defining a space therebetween within the hollow interior of the handlebar main body, with the right and left side grip portions, the at least one lever support portion, the central portion and the pair of support walls all being formed as a single one piece unitary element; a first slit formed in the handlebar main body and extending from the hollow interior to an exterior thereof, the first slit being open to at least a portion of the space between the support walls; and a brake lever including a lever body and a brake cable attachment portion, the lever body having a pivot support portion and a brake operating portion, the pivot support portion extending into the space between the support walls and being pivotally mounted to the support walls proximate the first slit, the brake operating portion extending outward from the pivot support portion through the first slit and away from the handlebar main body, and the brake cable attachment portion located on the lever body between the brake operating portion and the pivot support portion.