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Bicycle shifter

US9073596B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

7References

5Claims

0Family size

Assignee

SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GmbH · DE

Inventors

Scott McLaughlin · Chicago, US
Martin Weiss · York, US
Robert Boehm · Mainberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 2, 2005
Grant date	Jul 7, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 10, 2029

Classification

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

Abstract

A bicycle shifter configured to be adjustable to accommodate a variety of sized hands. The shifter includes a housing, a cable spool for pulling and releasing a control cable, pull and cable release lever mechanisms and a clamp for mounting the shifter to a handlebar. The cable pull lever mechanism includes a cable pull lever and a driver element operatively connected to the cable spool. The release mechanism includes a cable release lever. The cable pull lever is attachable to the driver element at various orientations to vary the position of the cable pull lever relative to the cable release lever. The clamp is attachable to the shifter housing at different positions to vary the pull and cable release levers relative to the handgrip element on the handlebar.

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