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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2003
Nobuyuki Matsuo, Shimonoseki, JP;
Nobuyuki Matsuo, Shimonoseki, JP;
Shimano, Inc., Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle cable connector for connecting a first cable to a second cable includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector include a first cable retaining portion for retaining the first cable and a projection extending along a first connector axis, wherein the projection includes a radially outwardly extending locking member. The second connector includes a second cable retaining portion for retaining the second cable and a tubular portion defining a first connector opening for receiving the first connector therein and having a side wall extending along a second connector axis. The side wall includes a first passage for passing the locking member in the direction of the second connector axis away from the first connector opening, a second passage extending in a circumferential direction, and a recess communicating with the second passage and extending in the direction of the first connector opening for receiving the locking member therein. The first and second passages and the recess may be formed entirely within the inner peripheral surface of the side wall or may be formed by openings that extend through the side wall.