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Granted Patent B2
US 11,338,882 · App. 17/228,790 · Granted May 24, 2022

Bicycle handle

Inventor: Andreas Krause (Koblenz, DE)
Assignee: Ergon International GmbH
B62K21/26
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Patent No.
US 11,338,882
App. No.
17/228,790
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bicycle handle having a sleeve connected to a wing-shaped protrusion element. The sleeve is surrounded by a handle element, the handle element includes a first material which surrounds the sleeve and the protrusion in particular completely. A second material surrounds the wing-shaped protrusion in particular completely. Thereby, a support element for the heel of the hand is formed providing high comfort.

Claims (25)

1. A bicycle handle comprising:

a sleeve;

a wing-shaped protrusion element connected with the sleeve;

a handle element surrounding the sleeve and the protrusion element; and

a support element for the heel of the hand formed at least by the protrusion element and the handle element arranged in the region of the protrusion element;

wherein the handle element comprises at least two different materials, wherein the handle element is tri-layered in the region of the protrusion element to form the support element for the heel of the hand,

wherein a first layer of the tri-layered handle element is the protrusion element, a second layer of the tri-layered handle element is an inner material completely covering the protrusion element, and a third layer of the tri-layered handle element is an outer material completely covering the inner material in the area of the support element,

wherein the inner material is different from the outer material.

2. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the at least two different materials comprise a plastic material.

3. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the inner material has a thickness of at least 2 mm.

4. The bicycle handle of claim 3 , wherein at least a portion of the inner material has a thickness of at least 4 mm.

5. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the outer material has a thickness of at least 2 mm.

6. The bicycle handle of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the outer material has a thickness of at least 4 mm.

7. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion element tapers starting from the sleeve.

8. The bicycle of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion element has a thickness of 1 mm to 3 mm or the sleeve has a thickness of 0.8 mm to 3 mm.

9. The bicycle handle of claim 8 , wherein the protrusion element has a thickness of 1.5 mm to 3 mm.

10. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion element is of a multi-part design.

11. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein a center line, an upper side of the protrusion element, or at least one of the parts of the protrusion element is arranged at an angle from 30° to 60° with respect to a radial plane of the sleeve.

12. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the at least two materials differ in hardness.

13. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is made of a material that is harder than the materials of the handle element or that the sleeve comprises polypropylene (PP).

14. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve or the sleeve material has an I-module of 1500 to 3000 MPa.

15. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the inner material or the outer material comprises TPE (thermoplastic elastomer).

16. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the inner material has a hardness of 35 Shore A to 80 Shore A or the outer material has a hardness of 20 Shore A to 35 Shore A.

17. The bicycle handle of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises a clamping region at which-a clamping element is arranged.

18. The bicycle handle of claim 17 , wherein the sleeve comprises at least one clamping slit in the clamping region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2021
From: KRAUSE, ANDREAS
To: ERGON INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 056798/0479 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2020 102 041.2 · Apr 14, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210316813A1 · Oct 14, 2021