Patent · US Expired

Light-weight bicycle handlebar stem for use with non-threaded fork tubes

US5865069A · kind A · utility

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7References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 24, 1993
Grant dateFeb 2, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 24, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T403/557
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A bicycle handlebar stem assembly, including a laterally displaceable fork tube, a handlebar stem with a hollow portion which fits around the fork tube, and an expanding device capable of displacing the fork tube perpendicularly to its axis tightly against the handlebar stem hollow portion; thus securely fixing the handlebar stem to the fork tube.

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