US 12,103,634 B2
Device for changing the gear of a bicycle
David Kelly, Greenford (GB)
Assigned to BROMPTON BICYCLE, LTD., Greenford (GB)
Filed by Brompton Bicycle Ltd, Greeford (GB)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/900,719.
Claims priority of application No. 202021002811.0 (DE), filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0065756 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B62M 25/04 (2006.01)
CPC B62M 25/04 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for changing a gear of a bicycle, the device comprising:
a casing;
a lever moveable relative to the casing for actuating a gear change of a bicycle; and
a rail arranged on the casing, wherein the rail extends between a first end and a second end,
wherein:
the lever is configured to move along a length direction of the rail, which extends between the first end and the second end of the rail, for actuating the gear change of the bicycle,
the rail extends about a width direction and projects from the casing about a height direction,
the casing comprises a flange located at the second end of the rail, wherein the flange is configured for inhibiting the lever to continue moving beyond the second end of the rail in a direction which extends away from both the first end and the second end of the rail,
the flange at least partially spans a width of the rail, and
wherein the flange projects beyond a width of the rail by at least 1 mm.