Patent ID: 7806792
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: B62M

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary bicycle shifting component for attachment to a chain guide of a derailleur, the auxiliary bicycle shifting component comprising: a fixed part having a pair of parallel opposing parts and a chain contacting part, the parallel opposing parts being configured and dimensioned to removably extend around opposing sides of a connecting portion of the chain guide that connects an inner plate with an outer plate on the chain-entry side of the chain guide, the opposing parts sandwiching the connecting portion of the chain guide therebetween, the chain contact part extending from the fixed part so as to be disposed on an inside surface of the chain guide at a chain-entry side of the chain guide of the derailleur to selectively contact the bicycle chain passing through the chain guide of the derailleur, when the fixed part is secured to the connecting portion of the chain guide of the derailleur; and a locking member dimensioned and configured for removable engagement with distal ends of the opposing parts to lock the chain contact part in position around the connecting portion of the chain guide when the fixed part is secured to the portion of the chain guide of the derailleur, the locking member and the fixed part being removable from the chain guide and one another.