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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
May. 29, 2003
Alexander Hilsky, Pesterwitz, DE;
Masao Kojima, Izumi, JP;
Alexander Hilsky, Pesterwitz, DE;
Masao Kojima, Izumi, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle shift control device comprises a fixed member and a rotatable member. The fixed member is adapted to be fixedly coupled to a bicycle handlebar adjacent a hand gripping area of the handlebar. The rotatable member is rotatably coupled to the fixed member for rotation around the handlebar between at least two shift positions. One of the fixed and rotatable members has a visible fixed contoured line and the other of the fixed and rotatable members has a visible movable contoured line adjacent the visible fixed contoured line. The visible fixed and movable contoured lines cooperate with each other to define a geometrically shaped visible area located between them. The geometrically shaped visible area is configured to change upon rotation of the rotatable member between the shift positions to indicate at least one of the shift positions.