Patent · US Expired

Lever throttle converter

US6658965B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 2002
Grant dateDec 9, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 18, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20828
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for throttling a vehicle equipped with an exterior throttle lever actuated near a handlebar, said throttling via actuation caused by rotation of said apparatus around the longitudinal axis of the handlebar rather than by direct personal actuation of the throttle lever, said rotational throttling apparatus including a finger-like projection extending from a rotatable sleeve near the throttle lever.

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