Patent ID: 6517031
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: B60T,B62J,B62K,B62L,B62M,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of supporting a hose on a cable stopper of a bicycle, comprising:providing a cable harness assembly including a hose hanger having a body portion and a cable portion extending from the body portion, the cable portion being sized and configured to support the hose, and a stopper bushing coupled to the hose hanger, the stopper bushing having an unexpanded outer width sized and configured to be received within an inner space of the cable stopper of the bicycle, the inner space being formed by an interior wall; inserting the stopper bushing within the inner space of the cable stopper of the bicycle; radially expanding the stopper bushing within the inner space of the cable stopper of the bicycle such that the stopper bushing at least partially contacts the interior wall of the cable stopper of the bicycle to couple the hose hanger to the cable stopper of the bicycle; and supporting the hose on the cable portion of the hose hanger to guide the hose along the bicycle.