Supports – Brackets – Specially mounted or attached
Patent
1990-05-01
1991-11-12
Smith, Gary L.
Supports
Brackets
Specially mounted or attached
745511, 403191, 403235, A47B 9606
Patent
active
050641573
ABSTRACT:
A mounting bracket used to mount a crossbar on a handlebar of a bicycle, motorcycle or similar vehicle. Two of the mounting brackets, one at each end of a crossbar, are used to mount the crossbar on a handlebar. Each mounting bracket has a sleeve portion that fits around the handlebar. The sleeve portion is clamped to the handlebar by a first bolt passing through apertures in clevis arms extending outward from the sleeve portion that are integrally formed with the sleeve portion. The crossbar has a lug at each end thereof. Each lug of the crossbar is secured between the clevis arms of a corresponding one of the mounting brackets by a second bolt that passes through apertures in the clevis arms and the lug. The first bolt is located between the end of the lug and the handlebar, and the second bolt is located between the end of the lug and the ends of the clevis arms. As such, the first bolt is used to clamp the sleeve portion of the bracket to the handlebar and the second bolt is used to secure a corresponding crossbar lug to the clevis arms of the bracket. The sleeve portion is of a predetermined thickness and has arcuate-shaped grooves therein that provide flexibility in order to facilitate clamping the sleeve portion around the handlebar. Apertures or slots passing through the sleeve portion may be used to provide flexibility instead of grooves.
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Jim O'Neal Distributing, Inc.
Milano Michael
Smith Gary L.
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