Bicycle component operating device

Patent 6941834 Issued on September 13, 2005. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 9, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Irie, Yoshinori

Assignee

Shimano Inc.

Application

No. 10338698 filed on 01/09/2003

US Classes:

74/551.1, Handle bars74/489, Flexible control element701/200, NAVIGATION482/58, Utilizing fluid resistance74/551.8Attachments and accessories

Examiners

Primary: Graham, Matthew C.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Shinjyu Global IP Counselors, LLP

Foreign Patent References

2 654 698 FR 05/01/1991

International Class

F16H007/22

Abstract

An outer gripping portion of a bicycle handlebar includes a mounting section and a bracket section. The mounting section has a first cross-sectional shape. The bracket section has a second cross-sectional shape and is releasably coupled to the mounting section to form a first gripping section. The first and second cross-sectional shapes of the mounting section and the bracket section have flush longitudinal edges that mate together to form a first annular gripping surface of the first gripping section. Preferably, the bicycle handlebar includes a pair of outer gripping portions coupled to opposite ends of a transverse portion.