Nubbed grip for rotatable bicycle gear shifter
US5857387A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20828
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Nubbed grips for hand-rotatable bicycle gear shifters have longitudinally elongated groups of nubs (50) that are angularly spaced apart by valley regions (44). Preferably, the elastomeric nubs are formed both on a cylindrical portion and an adjacent flanged portion of the grip.
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