Patent · US Expired

Support for the brake-operating lever and the gear-operating lever of bicycles and the like

US4974469A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 1989
Grant dateDec 4, 1990
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T74/20438
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A support for brake-operating levers adapted for connection to a handlebar of a bicycle includes a pin for the articulation of an operating lever for the front or rear derailer, which is mounted on an auxiliary body whose position is adjustable relative to the support. The auxiliary body may be connected to a lever support mounted on the handlebars in a configuration such that the operating lever is placed above or below the median plane of the support.

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