US 12,296,913 B2
Handlebar with attachment portion
Jamie Burrow, Chorley (GB); and Andrew Smallwood, Redditch (GB)
Appl. No. 18/251,574
Filed by Cyclesport North Limited, Preston (GB)
PCT Filed Nov. 2, 2021, PCT No. PCT/GB2021/052836
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date May 3, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/096865, PCT Pub. Date May 12, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 20205557 (EP), filed on Nov. 3, 2020; and application No. 20205558 (EP), filed on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0101216 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B62K 21/12 (2006.01); B62K 21/26 (2006.01)
CPC B62K 21/12 (2013.01) [B62K 21/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A handlebar for controlling a travelling direction of a vehicle, the handlebar comprising:
a transverse support for mounting to the vehicle, the transverse support extending substantially along a first axial direction; and
a first grippable element extending from a first end of the transverse support, the first grippable element including a free end,
wherein the transverse support comprises: a mounting portion for mounting to the vehicle; and an elongate first transverse portion extending between the mounting portion and the first grippable element,
wherein the first grippable element extends from an end of the first transverse portion furthest from the mounting portion at a non-zero angle thereto,
wherein the first grippable element comprises an attachment portion configured to receive a mounting arrangement for mounting an attachment to the first grippable element,
wherein the attachment portion has a substantially aerofoil-shaped profile having a chord line arranged substantially perpendicular to the first axial direction,
wherein the attachment portion comprises an opening configured to receive at least part of the mounting arrangement therein, and
wherein the opening faces a direction parallel to the chord line.