Split handlebar for a bicycle
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1. A split handlebar assembly for an aerodynamic bicycle, comprising:
- a right handlebar and a left handlebar;
said right handlebar having a mounting section at one end, and a right grip section at the other end;
said left handlebar having a mounting section at one end, and a left grip section at the other end;
said right handlebar mounting section being configured to engage with said left handlebar mounting section to form a half lap splice joint; and
said engaged mounting sections being configured to secure said right handlebar to said left handlebar.
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Abstract
A split handlebar assembly for an aerodynamic bicycle having a handlebar stem for attaching said split handlebar assembly, comprising a right handlebar and a left handlebar; the right handlebar having a mounting section at one end, and a right grip section at the other end; the left handlebar having a mounting section at one end, and a left grip section at the other end; the right handlebar mounting section being configured to engage with the left handlebar mounting section; and the engaged mounting sections being configured to secure the right handlebar and the left handlebar to the handlebar stem.
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1. A split handlebar assembly for an aerodynamic bicycle, comprising:
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a right handlebar and a left handlebar; said right handlebar having a mounting section at one end, and a right grip section at the other end; said left handlebar having a mounting section at one end, and a left grip section at the other end; said right handlebar mounting section being configured to engage with said left handlebar mounting section to form a half lap splice joint; and said engaged mounting sections being configured to secure said right handlebar to said left handlebar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A bicycle frame comprising:
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a fork assembly; a bottom bracket; a top tube, a head tube, and a down tube; one end of the top tube and one end of the down tube being affixed to the head tube, and another end of the top tube being affixed to a seat tube; first and second chain stays, and one end of each of the chain stays being affixed to the bottom bracket; and a split handlebar assembly comprising; a right handlebar and a left handlebar; said right handlebar having a mounting section at one end; said left handlebar having a mounting section at one end; said right handlebar mounting section being configured to overlap and engage with said left handlebar mounting section to form a half lap splice joint; and said engaged mounting sections being configured to secure said right handlebar to said left handlebar to form a handlebar assembly operatively attachable to the fork assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A split handlebar assembly for an aerodynamic bicycle, comprising:
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a right handlebar having a mounting section at one end; and a left handlebar having a mounting section at one end; wherein an overlapping section of the right handlebar mounting section is configured to overlap and engage with an overlapping section of the left handlebar mounting section to form a half lap splice joint. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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