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US 10,118,664 B2Granted
Control device for a bicycle and bicycle comprising such a device
AssigneeCampagnolo S.r.l.
InventorGiuseppe Dal Pra′
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Abstract
A control device for a bicycle, has a first body adapted to be attached to a bicycle handlebar, at least one control member of at least one bicycle component, and a second body, distinct from the first body, connected to the first body to increase a grip surface of the control device and/or to vary the relative position of the at least one control member with respect to the handlebar of the bicycle, so as to adapt the control device to the size of the cyclist's hand.
Claims25
A control device configured for attachment to a handlebar of a bicycle, the control device comprising:
- a first body that defines a first grip portion of the control device and includes a front portion, a rear surface configured to contact the handlebar when the control device is mounted on the handlebar, and an upper transversal surface that defines an upper transversal wall of the control device;
- a brake control lever;
- a second body that is distinct from the first body and positioned at least partially between the first body and the handlebar when the control device is associated with mounted on the handlebar;
- wherein the upper transversal surface of the first body is configured as a palm rest surface;
- wherein the second body is connected to the first body and is configured to vary a relative position of the first body to the handlebar when the control device is mounted on the handlebar;
- and
- wherein the second body is connected to the first body at respective coupling surfaces having a matching shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.