Patent ID: 7908940
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bar end electric shifter comprising: a handlebar mounting portion configured to be fixedly mounted to a free end of a bicycle handlebar; an electrical switch housing portion extending longitudinally from the handlebar mounting portion, the electrical switch housing portion having first and second lateral sides with a center axis of the free end of the handlebar extending longitudinally through the electrical switch housing portion when the handlebar mounting portion is mounted to the free end of the bicycle handlebar; a first electrical shift operating member located on one of the lateral sides of the electrical switch housing portion; and a second electrical shift operating member located on one of the lateral sides of the electrical switch housing portion, the first and second electrical shift operating members being both disposed on the first lateral side of the electrical switch housing portion, and the first and second electrical shift operating members being at least partially aligned along a line that is perpendicular to the center axis with the line being parallel to a plane that bisects the electrical switch housing portion between the first and second lateral sides.