Control device for a bicycle derailleur

A device that mounts on a bicycle handlebar to control a derailleur cable and a brake cable, the device comprising:

• a support body having a first side that is configured for attachment to handlebars, and a second side that is positioned away from said first side configured for attachment to handlebars and said second side includes a projection that is configured to be gripped by a cyclist's hand;
• a cable-winding bush about which a derailleur control cable is wound/unwound, said cable-winding bush is positioned in said support body between said first side and said second side;
• a first lever that rotates with respect to said support body about a first axis to control actuation of said brake cable, and rotates about a second axis to drive said cable-winding bush into rotation in a first direction of rotation;
• and,
• said support body is configured at said first side with a pair of recesses for passage of said derailleur control cable and said brake cable into said support body so that said cable winding bush, an end of said brake cable, and an end of said derailleur control cable are disposed within said support body.

A bicycle control device for controlling a derailleur cable and a brake cable, the device comprising:

• a support body having:
• a first area that includes a recess and is configured for attachment to a bicycle handlebar so that the recess is positioned with an opening in a first side of attachment to the bicycle handlebar, and a second area longitudinally spaced from the first area;
• a first lever;
• a second lever;
• and
• a cable-winding bush, about which a derailleur cable is wound/unwound, that is mounted to the support body in the first area;
• the first lever is mounted on the support body in the second area and is spaced from the cable-winding bush, the first lever moves toward and away from the first side configured for attachment to a bicycle handlebar to control a brake cable, and moves sideways with respect to the bicycle handlebar to control the cable-winding bush;
• and,
• the second lever is positioned behind the first lever and moves generally sideways with respect to the bicycle handlebar to control the cable-winding bush;
• and,
• the second lever moves with the first lever when the first lever is moved to control the brake cable and the cable-winding bush, and moves independent of the first lever when the second lever moves to control the cable-winding bush.

A bicycle control device for controlling a derailleur cable and a brake cable, the device comprising:

• a cantilevered support body having a first area for attachment to a bicycle handlebar and a second area that defines a free end, and at least one recess in the first area;
• a first lever;
• a second lever;
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• a cable-winding bush, about which a derailleur cable is wound/unwound, that is mounted to the support body in the first area;
• the first lever is mounted on the support body in the second area and is spaced from the cable-winding bush, the first lever moves towards and away from the first area of the support body attached to the bicycle handlebar to control a brake cable, and moves generally sideways with respect to the bicycle handlebar to control just one of winding and unwinding of the cable-winding bush;
• and,
• the second lever is positioned so it is overlapped by the first lever and moves generally sideways with respect to the bicycle handlebars to control the other one of winding and unwinding of the cable-winding bush;
• and,
• the second lever moves with the first lever when the first lever is moved to control the brake cable and said just one of winding and unwinding of the cable-winding bush, and moves independent of the first lever when the second lever moves to control said other one of winding and unwinding of the cable-winding bush.

A bicycle control device for controlling a derailleur cable and a brake cable comprising:

• a support body configured to be gripped by a cyclist's hand and having one side attached to a bicycle handlebar and another side that is free standing;
• a cable-winding bush, about which a derailleur cable is wound/unwound, that is mounted within the support body, toward the side attached to a bicycle handlebar;
• a first lever that is spaced from the cable-winding bush and mounted on the support body toward the free standing side and moves towards and away from the side attached to the bicycle handlebar to control actuation of a brake cable and moves sideways with respect to the bicycle handlebar to control actuation of the cable-winding bush;
• a second lever that is positioned behind the first lever to control actuation of just the cable-winding bush;
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• wherein the first lever and the second lever are positioned with respect to each other so that the second lever moves with the first lever each time the first lever is moved and the second lever moves independently of the first lever when the second lever controls actuation of the cable-winding bush, the first lever and the cable-winding bush are linked so that rotation of the first lever in a first direction drives the cable-winding bush in a first direction and the second lever and the cable-winding bush are linked so that independent movement of the second lever in the first direction drives the cable-winding bush in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction of the cable-winding bush when the cable-winding bush is controlled by the first lever.

A bicycle control device for controlling a derailleur cable and a brake cable comprising:

• a support body configured to be gripped by a cyclist's hand and having one side attached to a bicycle handlebar and another side that is free standing;
• a cable-winding bush, about which a derailleur cable is wound/unwound, that is mounted within the support body toward the side attached to a bicycle handlebar;
• a first lever that is spaced from the cable-winding bush and mounted on the support body toward the free standing side and moves towards and away from the side attached to the bicycle handlebar and moves sideways with respect to the bicycle handlebar to control actuation of the cable-winding bush in one direction only;
• a second lever that is positioned behind the first lever to control actuation of only the cable-winding bush;
• linkage that connects the first lever and the second lever with the cable-winding bush;
• and,
• the second lever moves with the first lever each time the first lever is moved to control the cable-winding bush, and the second lever moves independently of the first lever when the second lever is moved to control the cable-winding bush.