Patents by Inventor Scott McLaughlin

Scott McLaughlin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20060053940
    Abstract: A bicycle shifter configured to be adjustable to accommodate a variety of sized hands. The shifter includes a housing, a cable spool for pulling and releasing a control cable, pull and cable release lever mechanisms and a clamp for mounting the shifter to a handlebar. The cable pull lever mechanism includes a cable pull lever and a driver element operatively connected to the cable spool. The release mechanism includes a cable release lever. The cable pull lever is attachable to the driver element at various orientations to vary the position of the cable pull lever relative to the cable release lever. The clamp is attachable to the shifter housing at different positions to vary the pull and cable release levers relative to the handgrip element on the handlebar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Scott McLaughlin, Martin Weiss, Robert Boehm
  • Publication number: 20050204854
    Abstract: A trigger shifter for operating a bicycle gear change device that includes a housing mountable to handlebar, a cable spool for pulling and releasing a control cable connected to the gear change device, a pull lever mechanism and a release lever mechanism. The pull lever mechanism includes a pull lever rotatable about a first axis defining a first plane of motion perpendicular to the first axis. The release lever mechanism includes a release lever rotatable about a second axis defining a second plane of motion perpendicular to the second axis. The first and second planes of motion form an angle therebetween in the range of 20 to 70 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: SRAM DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Scott McLaughlin, Martin Weiss, Robert Bohm