Bicycle device with a break-away attachment for a connecting cable
AssigneeShimano Inc.
InventorKenji Ose
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Abstract
An apparatus for coupling to a control cable having a cable end protuberance attached thereto includes a member having a cable terminating structure. The cable terminating structure includes a first wall defining a first detenting structure for receiving the cable end protuberance and a second wall spaced apart from the first wall. At least one of the first wall and the second wall includes a resilient portion for deflecting in response to a pulling force applied to the cable terminating structure by the cable end protuberance so as to release the cable end protuberance from the cable terminating structure.
Claims26
A gear indicating apparatus for coupling to a control cable having a cable end protuberance attached thereto comprising:
- a movable gear indicator:
- a member for moving the movable gear indicator and having a cable terminating structure, wherein the cable terminating structure includes:
- a first wall defining a first detenting structure for receiving the cable end protuberance;
- a second wall spaced apart from the first wall;
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- wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall includes a resilient portion for deflecting in response to a pulling force applied to the cable terminating structure by the cable end protuberance so as to release the cable end protuberance from the first detenting structure.
A gear indicating apparatus comprising:
- a gear indicator:
- a control cable having a cable end protuberance attached thereto;
- and
- a cable coupling member for moving the gear indicator and having a cable terminating structure through which a pulling force of the cable end protuberance passes, wherein the cable terminating structure includes:
- a first wall defining a first detenting structure for receiving the cable end protuberance;
- a second wall spaced apart from the first wall;
- and
- wherein at least one of the first wall and the second wall includes a resilient portion for deflecting in response to a pulling force applied to the cable terminating structure by the cable end protuberance so as to release the cable end protuberance from the first detenting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.