Structure restraining movement of a handle of a children's cycle

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6694842
  • Patent Number
    6,694,842
  • Date Filed
    Friday, September 6, 2002
    21 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, February 24, 2004
    20 years ago
Abstract
A structure restraining movement of a handle of a children's cycle comprises a handle, a frame, a cover and a block. The handle has a bolt and a nut. The frame comprises a strut at the front end. Both the cover and block comprise a hole at their center portion thereof, whereas the cover is secured to the handle and the block is secured to the strut of the frame. By inserting the bolt through the holes of the cover and the block, the handle and the frame are pivoted and secured together with the nut from the other end. This secures the handle to the frame of the cycle and allows the handle to turn with respect to the frame. Whereas a stud protruding from the cover seats in an arc slot of the block, which restrains the stud to go any further when it has reached to the two ends of the arc slot, this also restrains the handle to turn to a certain position.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




This invention relates to a handle of a children's cycle, and more particularly, to a handle which restrains the turning movement of the handle.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




There are plenty of bicycles or tricycles for children to play with. All these models do not confine the turning movement of the handle, which makes the cycle more maneuverability, however, if the child makes a wide turn, the child will lose the balance and cause an accident.




In view of this, the inventor has invented the present invention to improve the above-mentioned shortcoming.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




It is the primary object of the present invention to provide a structure restraining turning of a handle of a children's cycle, which is safe for children to ride the cycle.




It is another object of the present invention to provide a structure restraining turning of a handle of a children's cycle, which is easy to operate.




It is a further object of the present invention to provide a structure restraining turning of a handle of a children's cycle, which is easy to install.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is an exploded view of the present invention;





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of the present invention, depicting turning movement of the handle;





FIG. 3

is a side view of

FIG. 2

, partially sectioned; and





FIG. 4

is a top sectional view depicting a stud sliding within a slot of a block of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT




A structure restraining turning movement of the handle of a children's cycle comprises a handle


1


, a frame


2


, a cover


3


and a block


4


.




The handle


1


comprises a bolt


11


and a nut


12


. The frame


2


comprises a strut


21


at the front end. The cover


3


has a hole


31


at the center thereof and a stud


32


protruding from the cover


3


. The block


4


comprises a hole


41


at the center portion, and an arc slot


42


with a notch


43


at the front of the slot


42


corresponding to the stud


32


of the cover


3


.




To assemble, as shown in

FIGS. 2 and 3

, the cover


3


is secured to the handle


1


and the block


4


is secured to the strut


21


of the frame


2


. The bolt


11


is inserted through the holes


31


and


41


of the cover


3


and the block


4


and secured with the nut


12


at the other end. The handle


1


is pivoted to the frame


2


, and the stud


32


is located in the arc slot


42


of the block


4


, as shown in FIG.


4


. By turning the handle


1


, the stud


32


will move along with the handle


1


. However, upon reaching the two ends of the arc slot


42


, the turning movement will be stopped to confine the handle


1


from further turning.



Claims
  • 1. A structure restraining turning movement of a handle of a children's cycle comprising a handle, a frame, a cover and a block, wherein said handle comprising a bolt and a nut, said frame comprising a strut at front end, said cover comprising a hole at center portion and a stud protruding therefrom, and said block comprising a hole at center portion and an arc slot with a notch at front end, said cover being secured to said handle, said block being secured to said strut of said frame, said bolt being inserted through said holes of said cover and said block and secured with said nut, said handle and said frame being pivoted together so that said handle may turn with respect to said frame, and being characterized in that:said cover having said stud and said block having said arc slot corresponding to said stud, said stud sliding in said arc slot of said block to confine turning movement of said handle.
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Number Date Country
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