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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants
- Sprachen: English
- Patent Number: 11618,525
- Publication Date: April 04, 2023
- Appl. No: 17/174522
- Application Filed: February 12, 2021
- Assignees: BARE KNUCKLE CHOPPERS, LCC (Hawk Point, MO, US)
- Claim: 1. A configurable riser for a vehicle having a hand grip for steering, said hand grip having an attachment portion, said riser comprising: an upper member, said upper member having a lower end and an upper end opposite the lower end, said upper end comprising a hand grip fastener, said hand grip fastener being sized and shaped to releasably attach to said attachment portion of said hand grip, said lower end of said upper member comprising a first attachment face, said upper member having a central axis, said central axis extending from said lower end to said upper end generally through the center of said upper member; a lower member, said lower member having a lower end and an upper end opposite the lower end, said lower end shaped and sized for releasable attachment to said vehicle, said lower end being directed downward when said lower member is attached to the vehicle, said upper end comprising a second attachment face, said lower member having a central axis, said central axis extending from said lower end to said upper end of said lower member generally through the center of said lower member; and wherein said first attachment face releasably and selectively attaches to said second attachment face in a first alignment or in a second alignment, said first attachment face being oriented at a first rotational position about the upper member central axis relative to the second attachment face when in said first alignment, said first attachment face being oriented at a second rotational position about the upper member central axis relative to the second attachment face when in said second alignment, wherein the difference between said first and second rotational positions is greater than ninety degrees, and wherein said upper member central axis orienting at a first angle relative to said lower member central axis when said first attachment face attaches to said second attachment face in said first alignment, said upper member central axis orienting at a second angle relative said lower member central axis when said first attachment face attaches to said second attachment face in said second alignment, said first angle being different from said second angle.
- Claim: 2. The riser of claim 1 , wherein the difference between said first and second rotational positions is approximately one hundred eighty degrees.
- Claim: 3. The riser of claim 1 , wherein said first angle is between ten and forty-five degrees.
- Claim: 4. The riser of claim 3 , wherein said first angle is approximately forty degrees.
- Claim: 5. The riser of claim 1 , wherein said second angle is between negative ten and positive ten degrees.
- Claim: 6. The riser of claim 5 , wherein said second angle is approximately zero degrees.
- Claim: 7. The riser of claim 1 , wherein said first attachment face comprises a first engagement surface, said second attachment face comprises a second engagement surface, said first and second engagement surfaces mating to form a generally planar attachment interface therebetween when said upper member attaches to said lower member.
- Claim: 8. The riser of claim 7 , wherein one of said first and second engagement surfaces is substantially planar.
- Claim: 9. The riser of claim 1 , wherein said hand grip comprises a handlebar.
- Claim: 10. The riser of claim 1 , wherein said hand grip fastener comprises a bar bed, said bar bed comprising an upward facing surface shaped and sized to mate with the attachment portion of said hand grip of said vehicle.
- Claim: 11. The riser of claim 10 , further comprising a bar clamp, said bar clamp being shaped and sized to releasably attach to said bar bed and secure said attachment portion of said hand grip to said bar bed.
- Claim: 12. The riser of claim 11 , wherein said first attachment face at least in part slides against said second attachment face to connect said first and second attachment faces.
- Claim: 13. The riser of claim 1 , wherein one of said first and second attachment faces comprises a key slot and the other of said first and second attachment faces comprises a protrusion, said protrusion being shaped and sized to fit in said key slot.
- Claim: 14. A configurable riser for a vehicle having a hand grip for steering, said hand grip having an attachment section, said riser comprising an upper member and a lower member, said upper member having a proximal end and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said distal end directed generally upward from said proximal end and comprising a fastener, said fastener being sized and shaped to secure at least a portion of said vehicle hand grip to said distal end, said lower member having a proximal end and a distal end opposite said proximal end, said lower member distal end shaped and sized for releasable attachment to said vehicle and being directed generally downward when said lower member is attached to said vehicle, said upper member proximal end comprising a first fitting, said proximal end of said lower member comprising a second fitting, said first fitting attaching to said second fitting to form an interface therebetween, said interface defining a transverse plane, said first fitting selectively attaching to said second fitting in a first orientation or in a second orientation, said upper member having a first lateral plane extending upward from the center of said upper member proximal end to the center of said upper member distal end, said lower member having a second lateral plane extending downward from the center of said lower member proximal end to the center of said lower member distal end, said first lateral plane and said second lateral plane forming a first dihedral angle therebetween when said first fitting attaches to said second fitting in said first orientation, said first lateral plane and said second lateral plane forming a second dihedral angle therebetween when said first fitting attaches to said second fitting in said second orientation, and wherein one of said first and second dihedral angles is one of less than or equal to ten degrees, greater than or equal to fifteen degrees and less than or equal to twenty-five degrees, or greater than or equal to thirty degrees and less than or equal to forty-five degrees.
- Claim: 15. The riser of claim 14 , wherein said first and second dihedral angles each comprise an alpha angle component and a beta angle component, and wherein at least one of the first and second dihedral angles comprises the respective alpha angle component being equal to the respective beta angle component.
- Claim: 16. The riser of claim 14 , wherein one of said first and second dihedral angles is one of approximately zero degrees and approximately twenty degrees.
- Claim: 17. The riser of claim 14 , wherein one of said first and second fittings comprises a key slot and the other of said first and second fittings comprises a protrusion, said protrusion being shaped and sized to fit in said key slot.
- Claim: 18. The riser of claim 14 , wherein said first and second fittings form an elongated interlocking dovetail interface.
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- Primary Examiner: Rogers, Adam D
- Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard PC
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