Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1992-11-25
1993-10-19
Friedman, Carl D.
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
745512, 280279, 280234, B62K 2116
Patent
active
052535444
ABSTRACT:
A bicycle handlebar assembly for dampening and reducing the shock to which a cyclist is normally exposed is disclosed. The assembly includes a mounting block attached to the head of a bicycle front fork assembly. An upper linkage member and a lower linkage member that are parallel and spaced apart from each other are pivotally attached at their tail ends to the mounting block. A handlebar clamp for securing a handlebar thereto is pivotally attached to the front ends of the upper and lower linkage members. A dampening element is disposed against one of the linkage members for slowing the downward movement of the linkage members and serving as a sink for a downward force applied to the linkage members when the handlebars are urged downwards. In some preferred embodiments of the invention the dampening member is a layer of elastomeric material disposed between the upper and lower linkage members. In other embodiments of the invention the dampening members include a spring element.
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Allsop James D.
Clausen Eivind
Pabon Raymond G.
Samac Robert A.
Allsop, Inc.
Friedman Carl D.
Yip Winnie
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