Kit for mounting an accessory on handgrips of a bicycle or motorcycle
The present invention relates to a kit for mounting an accessory, such as a handguard, a bell or a flashlight, on handgrips or handlebars of a bicycle or motorcycle, as well as a bicycle or motorcycle including such a kit. A kit according to the present invention is adaptable and mountable to lock on grips of various sizes.
1 . A kit for mounting an accessory on handgrips of a bicycle or motorcycle, comprising:
a clamp to be mounted on each of the handgrips of the bicycle or motorcycle including an outer surface and an inner surface delimiting a through opening extending along a first axis,
at least one element for tightening said clamp or rather the respective inner surface on each handgrip,
an accessory arm or a guard arm enbloc with or fixed or removably mountable on said clamp and designed to support said accessory,
at least one element for connecting the accessory to said accessory arm or said guard arm,
at least two shims or spacers having a different thickness and/or shape one with respect to the other, so that the kit is suitable for making it possible to mount the accessory on the handgrips with shape and/or size different from one another.
2 . The kit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said shims include at least one shim with a main C-shaped section and one or more protruding sections extending from an edge of the main C-shaped section, the main C-shaped section and said one or more protruding sections being designed to be mounted on a handlebar, whereas the one or more protruding sections being designed to be inserted in the inner surface of the clamp, with the main C-shaped section abutting against one side of the clamp.
3 . The kit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said main C-shaped section has a thickness comprised of an extension parallel to a central or longitudinal axis of each shim, wherein said thickness varies from one end to the other, so that it is minimum at each end of each of the at least two shims or spacers and maximum at a central part of each of the at least two shims or spacers, or viceversa.
4 . The kit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said one or more protruding sections extend from an inner edge of the main C-shaped section, so that the inner surface delimited by said one or more protruding sections is aligned to an inner surface delimited by the main C-shaped section, whereas an outer surface of said one or more protruding sections has a cross-section lower than the inner surface of said clamp, so that the protruding section/s can be inserted and mounted in the inner surface of said clamp.
5 . The kit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least two shims comprises at least three shims having a different thickness and/or shape one with respect to the other, so that the kit is suitable for making it possible to mount the accessory on the handgrips with shape and/or size different from one another.
6 . The kit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said inner surface of the clamp defines at least one recessed portion suitable for housing a flanged-like end of each of the handgrips.
7 . The kit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the accessory comprises a handguard, a bell or a flashlight.
8 . The kit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said accessory delimits a slot or a number of holes for receiving said at least one element for connecting in a number of positions.
9 . A kit for mounting an accessory on handgrips or handlebars of a bicycle or motorcycle, comprising:
a clamp to be mounted on the handgrip or on the handlebar of the bicycle or motorcycle including an outer and an inner surface delimiting a through opening extending along a first axis,
at least one element for tightening said clamp or rather a respective inner surface on the handgrip or the handlebar,
an accessory arm or guard arm removably mountable on said clamp and designed to support said accessory,
at least one element for connecting the accessory to said accessory arm or said guard arm,
said accessory arm or said guard arm and said clamp including mutual connecting components or portions, so that said accessory arm or guard arm can be assembled/disassembled to/from said clamp due to the mutual connecting components or portions even after said clamp has been mounted on the handgrip or the handlebar owing to said at least one element for tightening and thus the assembly/disassembly step of said accessory arm or guard arm to/from said clamp is irrespective from the mounting/dismounting step of said clamp on the handgrip or the handlebar,
wherein said clamp includes a protruding portion, whereas the accessory arm or guard arm is mountable on said protruding portion by means of at least one screw, bolt or rivet, and/or
wherein said kit comprises a plate, said protruding portion being clamped among said plate and said accessory arm or guard arm, whereas said at least one screw, bolt or rivet is inserted in holes and/or slots aligned of said plate and said accessory arm or guard arm.
10 . The kit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said protruding portion includes a curved rib, whereas said accessory arm or guard arm has an end of connection slidingly mountable along the curved rib, so that a mounting position of the accessory arm or guard arm with respect to the clamp can be adjusted by sliding the end of connection along the curved rib.
11 . The kit as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a cross-section of the protruding portion include a base segment directly extending from an outer surface, and a terminal segment larger than the base segment so as to define with the latter a step facing the outer surface, the cross-section of the protruding portion being I-beam-shaped or T-shaped, with the head of the T being constituted by the terminal segment.
12 . The kit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said accessory arm or guard arm delimits at least two connection holes or at least one slot at a terminal end distal from the clamp and designed to constitute a mounting end for the accessory, said at least one element for connecting an accessory to said accessory arm or guard arm being engageable in each of said at least two connection holes or in said at least one slot, so that it is possible to mount an accessory in at least two different arrangements with respect to the accessory arm or guard arm.
13 . The kit as claimed in claim 12 , wherein a first one of the connection holes is formed at a position proximal to a free end of the accessory arm or guard arm and another connection hole at a position distal from said free end or rather at a distance from the latter greater than the first hole.
14 . The kit as claimed in claim 9 , further comprising the accessory, wherein the accessory comprises a handguard, a bell or a flashlight, said accessory arm or guard arm being designed to support said accessory.
15 . The kit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein said accessory delimits a slot or a number of holes for receiving said at least one element for connecting in a number of positions.
16 . A bicycle or motorcycle including a handlebar as well as two handgrips mounted on such handlebar and at least one kit for mounting an accessory on one of said handgrips or on said handlebar, said bicycle or motorcycle comprising:
the accessory,
a clamp mounted on at least one handgrip of the bicycle or motorcycle including an outer and an inner surface delimiting a through opening extending along a first axis,
at least one element for tightening said clamp or rather a respective inner surface on said at least one handgrip of the bicycle or motorcycle,
an accessory arm or guard arm enbloc with or fixed or removably mountable on said clamp and designed to support said accessory,
at least one element for connecting the accessory to said accessory arm or guard arm,
at least one shim or spacer at least partly mounted in said clamp.
17 . The bicycle or motorcycle as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said at least one shim has a main C-shaped section and one or more protruding sections extending from an edge of the main C-shaped section, the one or more protruding sections being inserted in the inner surface of the clamp, with the main C-shaped section abutting against one of the sides of the clamp.
18 . A bicycle or motorcycle including a handlebar as well as two handgrips mounted on such handlebar and at least one kit for mounting at least one accessory on at least one handgrip of said two handgrips or on said handlebar, said bicycle or motorcycle comprising:
the at least one accessory,
a clamp mounted on said at least one handgrip of said two handgrips or on the handlebar of the bicycle or motorcycle including an outer and an inner surface delimiting a through opening extending along a first axis,
at least one element for tightening said clamp or rather a respective inner surface on said at least one handgrip of said two handgrips or the handlebar,
an accessory arm or guard arm removably mountable on said clamp and designed to support said at least one accessory,
at least one element for connecting said at least one accessory to said accessory arm or guard arm,
said accessory arm or guard arm and said clamp including mutual connecting components or portions, so that said accessory arm or guard arm can be assembled/disassembled to/from said clamp due to such mutual connecting components or portions even after said clamp has been mounted on the handgrip or handlebar owing to said at least one element for tightening and thus the assembly/disassembly step of said accessory arm or guard arm to/from said clamp is irrespective from a mounting/dismounting step of said clamp on the handgrip or handlebar.