Bicycle handlebar bar ends

- Trek Bicycle Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a left bicycle handlebar bar end showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the left bar end.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the left bar end.

FIG. 4 is a side view (opposite FIG. 2) of the left bar end.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the left bar end.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the left bar end; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the right and left bicycle handlebar bar ends, the portions of the bicycle shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Other references
  • Oct. 1995 Issue BMX PLUS! magazine: cover page and 11 select pages (7 unidentified and pp. 25, 33, 80, 82). Kalloy Industrial Co., Ltd. drawing, no. Feb. 6, 1985. O'Neils 25 anniversary Bike Shop catalog, p. 45, the Bontrager Race w/Ski Bend aluminum bar ends, Jul. 1, 1997. Excels Sports Boulder, .COPYRGT.1997 p. 68, Ritchey Logic Pro bicycle bar ends. Colorado Cyclist, Spr. 1998, p. 63, the Control Tech Team Issue Bar Ends & Profile Briefs, Boxer Bar Ends. Performance Elite, Early Summer 1998, p. X, the Omza Stogies & Omza CWA Pro Cut Bar Ends.
Patent History
Patent number: D434356
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 13, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 2000
Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation (Waterloo, WI)
Inventor: Edward Giard (Sun Prairie, WI)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Attorney: Boyle Fredrickson Ziolkowski S.C.
Application Number: 0/90,597
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Handlebar (D12/178)
International Classification: 1216;