Patent ID: 6494112
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: B62K,B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
A handlebar gear shifter comprising:a tubular handlebar having a support plate extending from an end of said handlebar; a sleeve rotatably mounted to said handlebar and a recess defined in an end of said sleeve, a mediate member having an end pivotally connected on said support plate, a first cable having one end thereof engaged with said recess and the other end of said first cable engaged with said mediate member, a second cable having an end thereof connected to said mediate member and the other end of said second cable adapted to be connected to a derailleur mechanism, and a C-shaped member having notches defined in a side thereof and connected to said end of said sleeve, a spring member engaged with said sleeve and an index member biased by said spring member, said index member removably engaged with one of said notches.