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A handlebar clamping device includes a clamping body, a conventional C-clamp for clamping the body to a vertical steerer tube on the steering fork of the bicycle, and a recessed clamping surface for clamping the body to the handlebar. The recessed area of the body of the clamp includes a first semi-

A handlebar clamping device includes a clamping body, a conventional C-clamp for clamping the body to a vertical steerer tube on the steering fork of the bicycle, and a recessed clamping surface for clamping the body to the handlebar. The recessed area of the body of the clamp includes a first semi-cylindrical clamping surface situated between a pair of tapered inner walls. The device further includes a cover member which has two outwardly projecting prongs which define a second semi-circular clamping surface, and further define a pair of tapered outward walls. The outward protruding prongs on the cover member are inserted into the recessed area of the clamping body so that the first and second tapered outer walls are in opposing surface to surface contact with the first and second tapered inner walls on the clamping body, respectively. The handlebar is clamped in place between the first and second semi-cylindrical clamping surfaces, and the opposing tapered walls cause the protruding prongs to also become compressed against the outer circumference of the handlebar.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] A clamping device for attaching a handlebar to a steering fork on a bicycle, said clamping device comprising:a clamping body;first means for clamping said body to said steering fork; andsecond means for clamping said body to said handlebar, said second means comprising:a U-shaped po

[ I claim:] [1.] A clamping device for attaching a handlebar to a steering fork on a bicycle, said clamping device comprising:a clamping body;first means for clamping said body to said steering fork; andsecond means for clamping said body to said handlebar, said second means comprising:a U-shaped portion of said clamping body defining a central recessed area, said recessed area including a first tapered inner wall, a second tapered inner wall, and a first semi-cylindrical clamping surface between said inner walls;a cover member fastened over said recessed area of said clamping body, said cover member including a first prong and a second prong, said first prong defining a first tapered outer wall, said second prong defining a second tapered outer wall, and said cover member further including a second semi-cylindrical clamping surface between said first and secondary prongs;said first and second prongs on said cover member being insertable into said recessed area in said clamping body so that said first and second tapered outer walls are in opposing surface to surface contact with said first and second tapered inner walls, respectively; andfastening means for fastening said cover member to said clamping body so that said handlebar is compressed between said first and second semi-cylindrical clamping surfaces and so that said first and second prongs are compressed by said opposing tapered walls against the surface of said handlebar.