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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1998
Hitoshi Kishimoto, Sakai, JP;
Shimano, Inc., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An electrical cable connector for bicycles that has a simple structure, low cost, and excellent shielding against shocks, moisture, and the like is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body which has a top surface and a bottom surface, and has a slit which forms a passageway between the top and bottom surfaces. The top surface includes an inclined portion which extends from the slit to a flat terminal section. A flat cable extends along the bottom surface, through the slit, and along the top surface such that a terminal at the end of the flat cable is positioned on the flat terminal section. In a disclosed application, the connector plugs into a female connector of a switch unit of a bicycle lever bracket.