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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2017
Shimano Inc., Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Mototsugu Nakai, Osaka, JP;
Kohei Obuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kentaro Kosaka, Osaka, JP;
Takahiro Yamashita, Osaka, JP;
Toshio Tetsuka, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An operating assembly for a small vehicle including a bicycle is basically provided with a base member, an operating member, a handlebar fixing structure and a handlebar spacer. The base member includes a support. The operating member is movably coupled to the base member. The handlebar fixing structure is coupled to base member. The handlebar fixing structure defines a handlebar receiving area. The support is spaced from the handlebar receiving area of the handlebar fixing structure in a parallel direction parallel to a handlebar axis defined by the handlebar receiving area. The handlebar spacer is disposed between a handlebar and one of the support and the handlebar fixing structure in a mounted state where the operating device is mounted to the handlebar.