Patent ID: 9365260
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B60T,B62K,B62L,B62M

Claim Text:
1. A bicycle hydraulic operating device comprising: a main body including a first end, a second end, a pommel portion located at the second end, and a gripping portion disposed between the first end and the pommel portion; a hydraulic unit mounted to the main body, the hydraulic unit including a hydraulic cylinder housing, the hydraulic cylinder housing defining a cylinder bore within which a piston is movably disposed; a handlebar mounting structure including a handlebar attachment portion and a handlebar fastener, the handlebar attachment portion being disposed on the main body and located at the first end of the main body, the handlebar fastener being attached to the main body and configured to engage with a dropdown bicycle handlebar, the handlebar attachment portion and the handlebar fastener being separate from the hydraulic cylinder housing, the handlebar mounting structure being configured to be attached to a downwardly curved section of the dropdown bicycle handlebar; and a lever pivotally mounted to a lever attachment portion of the hydraulic unit, the lever attachment portion being formed as an integral part of the hydraulic cylinder housing of the hydraulic unit and located at the second end of the main body, the handlebar attachment portion including a curved handlebar contact surface configured to mate with a forward facing surface of the downwardly curved section of the dropdown bicycle handlebar in an installed state of the bicycle hydraulic operating device with respect to the dropdown bicycle handlebar.