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US 6,439,077 B2Granted
Cable feed for a cable actuated bicycle component
AssigneeAvid, L.L.C.
InventorsWayne R. Lumpkin, Michael T. Mayberry
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AssigneeAvid, L.L.C.
InventorsWayne R. Lumpkin, Michael T. Mayberry
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A cable feed for a cable actuated bicycle includes a housing and an actuator residing within the housing operatively associated with the cable. The cable feed consists of a mount attached to the housing having a mount orifice along a guide axis. A cylindrical ferrule having an axial bore extending between first and second ferrule ends includes a barb at the first end and a stop near the second end. The ferrule is axially inserted within the first end leading into the mount orifice with the stop halting axial insertion of the ferrule into the mount orifice. A minor elastic boot having a first end with an inwardly extending angular flange mates with the attachment barb and has an outer diameter at the first end large enough to prevent axial withdraw of the ferrule from the mount orifice.
A cable feed for a cable actuated bicycle component, the bicycle component including a housing and an actuator residing therein operatively associated with a cable extending along a guide axis, the cable feed comprising:
A cable feed for a cable actuated bicycle component, the bicycle component including a housing and an actuator residing therein operatively associated with a cable extending from a cable housing, the cable feed comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.