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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
May. 18, 2001
Naohiro Nishimoto, Hashimoto, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Various electrically controlled devices of a bicycle are electrically coupled together by multi-conductor electrical cords. The ends of the electrical cords have an electrical connector that mates with a corresponding electrical connector provided in one of the electrically controlled devices. Each electrical connector of the electrical cords has an electrical contact housing with electrical contacts, an outer casing molded about the electrical contact housing, and an annular sealing member formed of a resilient and compressible material. The outer casing has an attachment portion fixed to one end of the electrical contact housing and a tubular portion radially spaced from the other end of the electrical contact housing. The annular sealing member is located in an annular space formed between the tubular portion and the electrical contact housing.