Patent ID: 8016705
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: B62M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bicycle component positioning device comprising: a fixed structure; an input member movably coupled relative to the fixed structure, the input member having a first moving direction and a second moving direction; and a positioning member operatively coupled to the input member to selectively move between a plurality of predetermined positions, the input member and the positioning member being configured and arranged relative to each other such that the positioning member is initially moved by the input member in a third direction different from the first and second moving directions in response to movement of the input member both in the first moving direction and in the second moving direction, the positioning member being initially moved in the third direction before movement of the positioning member in the first moving direction and before movement of the positioning member in the second moving direction, with the input member applying a continuous force against the positioning member during movement in the first and second directions such that the input member and the positioning member move in concert in both the first and second directions and remain in contact during movement in the first and second directions, the input member and the positioning member having relative movement in the first and second directions with respect to each other.