Light-weight bicycle handlebar stem for use with non-threaded fork tubes
US5865069A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 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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