Bicycle handle-bar grip

Abstract

A bicycle bar grip comprising a sleeve for being slipped onto a bike handlebar. A grip element is joined to the sleeve, extends over a portion of the length of the sleeve, and has a supporting portion for supporting a palm of the hand of a user. The sleeve also comprises a clamping area and a sleeve slot. A holding bar end extension is arranged in the clamping area via a clamp. The bar grip allows the cyclist, when changing his/her grip, to not lose contact with the bicycle handlebar grip and to maintain a secure hold.

1 . A bicycle bar grip comprising
 a sleeve comprising a sleeve slot, for being slipped onto a bike handlebar, the sleeve comprising a clamping area arranged at an edge of the sleeve,   a clamp connected with the sleeve in the clamping area, and   a grip element connected with the sleeve,   wherein the grip element comprises a supporting portion for supporting a palm and a holding portion, the holding portion projecting into the clamping area at a distance from the sleeve so that both the supporting portion and the holding portion form a common grip surface and/or a common holding surface together with the clamp.   
     
     
         2 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion is in contact with the palm upon gripping in the grip surface as well as upon holding in the holding surface. 
     
     
         3 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the clamp is configured as a holding bar end extension. 
     
     
         4 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 3 , wherein the supporting portion comprises a contact surface being in contact with the palm upon altering the grip from the grip element to the holding bar end extension or the clamp or vice versa. 
     
     
         5 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 4 , wherein the contact surface is three-dimensionally configured such that a turning of the palm is affected on the contact surface while the grip is altered. 
     
     
         6 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 3 , wherein the holding portion is configured such that it is also held at least partially when the holding bar end extension and/or the clamp are held. 
     
     
         7 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the supporting portion is wedge-shaped in cross section and, in longitudinal section, has a greater thickness outside than inside, particularly at the transition to the holding portion. 
     
     
         8 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 3 , wherein the length of the holding bar end extension along with the holding portion substantially corresponds to the width of a hand. 
     
     
         9 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 3 , wherein the holding portion has an inner contour corresponding at least partially to an outer contour of the holding bar end extension or the clamp and particularly effecting a positive connection between the holding bar end extension or the clamp and the grip element. 
     
     
         10 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein at the supporting portion has a contour being substantially configured so as to correspond to the contour of a palm. 
     
     
         11 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 3 , wherein both the holding bar end extension or the clamp and the grip element are at least partially covered by a shell covering particularly the clamp of the holding bar end extension. 
     
     
         12 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 11 , wherein the shell is configured at least partially as a spacing fabric. 
     
     
         13 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip element comprises a pad including a deformable, particularly gel-like material, the pad having a higher deformability than the grip element. 
     
     
         14 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve slot and/or a horn slot of the clamp are filled with an elastomer material, the material particularly corresponding to the material of the grip element. 
     
     
         15 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip element comprises a connection projection projecting into the clamping area. 
     
     
         16 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip element comprises recesses for receiving the fingers. 
     
     
         17 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the clamp comprises a screw. 
     
     
         18 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve has a wing-shaped projection projecting into the supporting portion. 
     
     
         19 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 18 , wherein the wing-shaped projection projects into the holding portion. 
     
     
         20 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 18 , wherein the wing-shaped projection comprises through holes for improving the connection with the grip element. 
     
     
         21 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises through holes into which projections of the grip element project. 
     
     
         22 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the sleeve comprises an eyelet projecting into the clamping area for fixing the position of the clamp. 
     
     
         23 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 1 , wherein the bicycle bar grip has an offset relative to a handlebar. 
     
     
         24 . The bicycle bar grip of  claim 23 , wherein the offset is caused by a thickening provided substantially in the middle of the grip element.