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 defines a first opening that is arranged at the first end and a receiving space that is dimension to axially receive the line shape member from the first opening. 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 defining a first opening that is arranged at the first end and a receiving space that is dimension to axially receive the line shape member from the first opening;
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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,
- wherein the tubular portion is configured to contact substantially an entirety of an outer circumferential surface of the head portion to position the head portion in a radial direction of the tubular portion, and the tubular portion not having an opening communicating with the receiving space in the radial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.