Bicycle end cap
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorsOsamu KARIYAMA, Masahiro NAKAKURA, Takahiro YAMASHITA
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Abstract
A bicycle end cap has a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end for attaching to a bicycle line shape member. The bicycle end cap includes a tubular portion and an attachment structure. The tubular portion is arranged at the first end and defining a receiving space that is dimensioned to axially receive the line shape member from the first end. The attachment structure is configured to attach a pulling member having a cable portion and a head portion that has larger diameter than the cable portion. The attachment structure is configured to position the head portion relative to the tubular portion as the cable portion is pulled toward the second end.
Claims13
A bicycle end cap having a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end for attaching to a bicycle line shape member, the bicycle end cap comprising:
- a tubular portion that is arranged at the first end and defining a receiving space that is dimensioned to axially receive the line shape member from the first end;
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- an attachment structure configured to attach a pulling member having a cable portion and a head portion that has larger diameter than the cable portion, the attachment structure configured to position the head portion relative to the tubular portion as the cable portion is pulled toward the second end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.