Patent ID: 7062989
Filing Date: 2006-06-20
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle control device comprising: a mounting portion adapted to be coupled to a bicycle handlebar; a control mechanism coupled to the mounting portion; and a control lever operatively coupled to the control mechanism to move along a first plane between a rest position and a operating position and along a second plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane between the rest position and a first position vertically spaced from the rest position, the control lever including an attachment section and an actuating section extending from the attachment section, the attachment section being operatively coupled to the control mechanism, the actuating section having a first actuation surface extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first plane and an inclined second actuation surface facing substantially away from the first actuation surface downwardly and towards the handlebar, the inclined second actuation surface extending in a direction intersecting the first and second planes, the inclined second actuation surface having a transverse height that is at least one-half of the transverse height of the first actuation surface with the transverse heights being measured in directions perpendicular to the first plane, the actuating section having a hollow zone formed therein that extends axially along the actuating section of the control lever, the hollow zone being a blind bore that is open at a free end of the actuating section of the control lever.