Patent ID: 7104154
Filing Date: 2006-09-12
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle shift control device comprising: a fixed member adapted to be fixedly coupled to a bicycle handlebar adjacent a hand gripping area of the handlebar, the hand gripping area having a center longitudinal axis; and a rotatable member rotatably coupled to the fixed member for rotation around the handlebar between at least two shift positions, one of the fixed and rotatable members having a visible fixed contoured line and the other of the fixed and rotatable members having a visible movable contoured line adjacent the visible fixed contoured line, the visible fixed and movable contoured lines cooperating with each other to define a geometrically shaped visible area located therebetween, the geometrically shaped visible area being configured to visibly change geometric shape upon rotation of the rotatable member between the shift positions to indicate a change in the shift position of the rotatable member based on the change in the geometric shape.