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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2007
Tatsushi Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Tatsushi Okamoto, Osaka, JP;
Shimano Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A bicycle gear shifter is provided with a mounting part, a connector guide part, a winding member, an operating member, an inner wire connector and a connecting cable. The mounting part includes a handlebar mounting structure and a wire guiding structure extending from the handlebar mounting structure. The wire guiding structure includes a wire movement space extending to an outer casing stop with the connector guide part disposed therein. The inner wire connector moves inside the wire movement space along the connector guide part. The inner wire connector detachably holds an end of an inner wire of a gear shift cable. The connecting cable is connected to the winding member and the inner wire connector to move the inner wire connector in response to movement of the winding member.