Patent ID: 7048546

Claim:
A bicycle hub dynamo assembly comprising: a hub axle having a first axle end and a second axle end with a center axis extending between the first and second axle ends; a hub shell having a first shell end and a second shell end with an inner tubular surface forming a central passage extending between the first and second shell ends, the hub axle being disposed within the central passage of the hub shell; a first bearing unit disposed between the hub axle and the hub shell to rotatably support the first shell end of the hub shell on the first axle end of the hub axle; a generator mechanism housed in the hub shell and adapted to generate electricity by rotation of the hub shell relative to the hub axle, the generator mechanism including a first electrical connector with first electrical contacts; and an electrical cord including a second electrical connector with second electrical contacts configured to mate with the first electrical contacts of the first electrical connector, the second electrical connector being a female connector including an inner housing part and an outer housing part with fixing portions of the second electrical contacts retained between the inner and outer housing parts, the inner housing part including a side wall and a cavity, each of the second electrical contacts being sheet shaped elements having a center section and a contact end with a free end located in the cavity, the contact end extending around a front edge of the side wall of the inner housing part, and the free end being cantilevered to be resiliently deflected towards the center section.