Patent ID: 8109848

Claim:
A pivotal connection between an inner pivot part and an outer pivot part of a bicycle derailleur, the pivotal connection comprising: a pivot pin; a blind hole disposed in the outer pivot part of the bicycle derailleur; and a through hole disposed in the outer pivot part of the bicycle derailleur, the pivot pin received in the through hole and the blind hole, the pivot pin having a head covering the through hole, the pivot pin having an anti-rotation contour nonrotatably connected to the inner pivot part, the pivot pin rotatably connected to the outer pivot part of the bicycle derailleur, wherein the pivot pin includes first and second ends, the first end having the head and the second end having a chamfer, the anti-rotation contour disposed between the first and second ends, the pivot pin having a holding contour for preventing axial movement of the pivot pin, and wherein the pivot pin is axially fixed by a securing element engaging the holding contour of the pivot pin, the securing element disposed between two sections of the inner pivot part, the distance between the securing element and the pin head determines the two distances between the pivotable outer pivot part and the inner pivot part.