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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Eric B. Stevens, Columbus, OH (US);
Inventor:
Eric B. Stevens, Columbus, OH (US);
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 11/14 (2006.01); B62K 21/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62K 21/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A handlebar assembly includes a handlebar, a parking brake actuator, and a dual-purpose actuator. The parking brake actuator is pivotally coupled to the handlebar and is pivotable between an activated position and a deactivated position to facilitate selective activation of a vehicular parking brake. The dual-purpose actuator is movably coupled with the parking brake actuator and movable together with the parking brake actuator to facilitate enablement of a reverse gear of a vehicle.