Claims
- 1. A retainer device for a personal vehicle of the type that has tubular handlebars for steering comprising, a lug sized to be mounted partially within a handlebar with a lug end projecting outwardly from an end thereof, and a sleeve removably mountable upon said lug end in a position spaced from said handle bar end to provide a gap therebetween, in which an object may be releasibly captured and retained.
- 2. The retainer device of claim 1 further comprising a bolt with a head and threaded shank upon which said lug is threaded and at least one expandable hub mounted upon said bolt shank between said bolt head and said hub for expansion into gripping engagement with the inside wall of the tubular handlebar upon being compressed between said bolt head and lug.
- 3. The retainer device of claim 1 wherein said lug has an annular groove and said sleeve has a spring loaded bearing adapted to be forced into said lug groove for locking the sleeve upon the lug.
- 4. The retainer device of claim 3 wherein said sleeve has a tubular channel that extends over said bearing and a locking collar mounted within said channel for movement between a position over said bearing and a position aside said bearing.
- 5. The retainer device of claim 4 wherein said locking collar is mounted to a keyed lock that is accessible from the exterior of said sleeve.
- 6. The retaining device of claim 1 wherein said lug has a spring loaded bearing adapted to be forced into a groove in said sleeve for locking the sleeve upon the lug.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/741,624 filed Dec. 19, 2000.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Number |
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Parent |
09741624 |
Dec 2000 |
US |
Child |
09888830 |
Jun 2001 |
US |