Spacer for spacing a headset from a stem of a bicycle
AssigneeKoninklijke Gazelle N.V.
InventorsSierd Heida, Richard Hofs
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Abstract
Spacer for spacing a headset from a stem of a bicycle. The spacer comprises a cable guide, in particular for brake cables and gear shift cables. The cable guide is provided with a cable guide opening and a cable guide wall enclosing the cable guide opening. The cable guide wall is interrupted by a cable insertion gap, allowing lateral insertion of a cable. Optionally, the cable guide comprises cable retaining means for retaining an inserted cable within the cable guide opening.
Claims20
A spacer for spacing a headset from a stem of a bicycle, the spacer comprising a tubular section for receiving a steering tube and a cable guide with a cable guide opening and a cable guide wall enclosing the cable guide opening, the cable guide wall being interrupted by a cable insertion gap,
- wherein the cable guide wall comprises a pair of arms, each said arm extending from the tubular section to an end tip, and
- the end tips of the pair of arms are spaced from each other to form the cable insertion gap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.