Patent ID: 6792825
Filing Date: 2004-09-21
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
A bicycle shift control device comprising:an outer casing having an outer surface, a cable receiving bore and an access opening; a cable operated winding mechanism disposed in said outer casing, said cable operated winding mechanism having a cable attachment point disposed relative to said access opening to be accessible from said access opening; and a maintenance cover movably coupled to said outer casing between a closed position overlying said access opening and an open position exposing said access opening, said maintenance cover being configured to move along an arcuate path substantially parallel to said outer surface of said outer casing between said closed position and said open position, said outer casing and said maintenance cover including a pair of complementary retaining elements that are arranged to releasably maintain said maintenance cover in said closed position with one of said complementary retaining elements being a recess formed in one of said outer casing and said maintenance cover and the other of said complementary retaining elements being a latching element.