10-Speed bicycles
AssigneeAMF Incorporated
InventorHaldon Ross
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Abstract
The 10-speed bicycle has a single manually movable control member for all 10 speeds.
Claims4
In a 10-speed bike having front and rear derailleur mechanisms, and a pair of movable cables connected at one of their ends to different ones of said mechanisms for controlling the same, the improvement of a single manual control for all 10 speeds of said bike, said improvement comprising a pair of 10-station cams mounted on a common shaft, a pair of cam follower mechanisms engaged with said cams and having the other ends of said cables connected thereto, and a single manual member for rotating said shaft to move said cams in unison, and an indicator for all 10 speeds of said bike.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.