Water resisting apparatus for a bicycle electrical component
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorNoriyasu Ishikawa
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Abstract
A water resisting apparatus comprises a first casing member and a second casing member structured to be coupled to the first casing member. At least one of the first casing member and the second casing member is structured to be disposed in close proximity to an electrical component. One of the first casing member and the second casing member has an overlapping portion that overlaps the other one of the first casing member and the second casing member with an external free end directed downwardly when the apparatus is mounted to the bicycle.
Claims16
A water resisting apparatus structured to be mounted to a bicycle so as to resist water from contacting a bicycle electrical component, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a first casing member;
- a second casing member structured to be coupled to the first casing member;
- wherein at least one of the first casing member and the second casing member is structured to be disposed in close proximity to the electrical component;
- and
- wherein one of the first casing member and the second casing member has an overlapping portion that overlaps the other one of the first casing member and the second casing member with an external free end directed downwardly when the apparatus is mounted to the bicycle.
A water resisting apparatus structured to be mounted to a bicycle so as to resist water from contacting a bicycle electrical component, wherein the apparatus comprises:
- a first casing member;
- a second casing member structured to be coupled to the first casing member;
- wherein one of the first casing member and the second casing member supports the electrical component and forms a housing that houses the electrical component;
- wherein one of the first casing member and the second casing member has an overlapping portion that overlaps the other one of the first casing member and the second casing member with an external free end;
- wherein the one of the first casing member and the second casing member with the overlapping portion forms a substantially enclosed space between the first casing member and the second casing member;
- and
- wherein the housing includes:
- a first electrical contact exposed to the enclosed space;
- and
- a second electrical contact exposed to the enclosed space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.