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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeo Abe, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano, Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
745022 ; 74489 ; 116 281 ;
Abstract
A shifting apparatus for a bicycle includes a fixed shaft, a takeup element rotatable about an axis of the fixed shaft to wind a control cable thereon, a shift lever for rotating the takeup element, and an indicator. The indicator includes a rotatable member interlocked to the takeup element to be rotatable about a rotational axis, and a fixed member for a speed stage of a change gear device based on a displacement relative to the rotatable member. The rotational axis of the rotatable member extends at an angle to the axis of the fixed shaft. At least a portion of the indicator is present on an extension of the axis of the fixed shaft.