Control device and lever pad for the same
AssigneeD3 Innovation Inc.
InventorJonathan Staples
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Abstract
A control device for an actuation cable on a bicycle is provided. The control device comprises: a frame for securing the control device to the bicycle; and a lever arm assembly rotatably coupled to the frame and moveable between a first position and a second position, the lever arm assembly comprising: a lever arm rotatable coupled to the frame at a pivot point; a cable lock for fixing the actuation cable to the lever arm, the cable lock demarcating a working segment of the actuation cable from a tail of the actuation cable when the actuation cable is fixed to the lever arm; and a cable catch configured to removably retain at least a portion of the tail of the actuation cable.
Claims20
A control device for an actuation cable on a bicycle, the control device comprising:
- a frame for securing the control device to the bicycle;
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- a lever arm assembly movably coupled to the frame and moveable between a first position and a second position, the lever arm assembly defining a cable path configured to guide the actuation cable and comprising:
- a lever arm movably coupled to the frame;
- a cable lock for fixing the actuation cable to the lever arm, the cable lock demarcating a working segment of the actuation cable from a tail of the actuation cable when the actuation cable is fixed to the lever arm;
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- a cable catch configured to removably retain at least a portion of the tail of the actuation cable and so that the actuation cable follows the cable path when fixed to the lever arm and received in the cable catch, and wherein the cable catch comprises a recess that extends along an axial direction of the cable path and a tip concealing region that is located after the recess along the cable path and comprises an axially extending cavity having a first end that is adjacent the recess and that is at least partially bounded by a base portion and a cover portion that is rearwardly spaced apart from base portion in the depthwise direction and overlies the base portion so that the cavity is configured to slidably receive, in the axial direction, a distal tip of the tail of the actuation cable so that the distal tip is disposed between the base portion and the cover portion, wherein the cover portion comprises a tip shield that is positioned to at least partially cover the distal tip of the tail of the actuation cable in the depthwise direction when received in the tip concealing region thereby inhibiting contact between a user and the distal tip and inhibiting removal of the distal tip from the tip concealing region in the depthwise direction.
A control device for an actuation cable on a bicycle, the control device comprising:
- a frame for securing the control device to the bicycle;
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- a lever arm assembly movably coupled to the frame and moveable between a first position and a second position, the lever arm assembly comprising:
- a lever arm movably coupled to the frame;
- a cable lock for fixing the actuation cable to the lever arm, the cable lock demarcating a working segment of the actuation cable from a tail of the actuation cable when the actuation cable is fixed to the lever arm;
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- a cable catch configured to removably retain at least a portion of the tail of the actuation cable;
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- a lever pad that includes a body, a neck, and a head, wherein the neck extends through a pad opening in the lever arm, wherein the body and the head securely extend from opposite ends of the neck and are wider than the pad opening to secure the lever pad to the lever arm, and wherein the head is positioned on the rearward side of the pad opening and comprises the cable catch.
A lever pad for securing to a lever arm of a control device, the lever pad comprising:
- a neck sized to extend through a pad opening in the lever arm;
- a body that is wider than the neck and securely extends from a pressing end of the neck and comprises an outward facing pressing face configured to be positioned on a user facing side of the lever arm and pressable by a user when the lever pad is secured to the lever arm;
- a head that is wider than the neck and securely extends from a rear end of the neck, opposite the pressing end and is configured to pass through the pad opening in the lever arm when attaching or detaching the lever pad from the lever arm, the head comprising a cable catch configured to removably receive at least a portion of a tail of an actuation cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.