US Patent Issued to Shimano on March 31 for "Rider-posture changing assembly for human-powered vehicle" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,818, issued on March 31, was assigned to Shimano Inc. (Osaka, Japan).

"Rider-posture changing assembly for human-powered vehicle" was invented by Toyoto Shirai (Osaka, Japan) and Takeshi Kuroiwa (Osaka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A rider-posture changing assembly basically includes a first member, a second member and a state-changing structure. The first member has an actuator receiving part configured to interchangeably receive one of a mechanical actuator and an electric actuator at a time. The mechanical actuator and the electric actuator each has a connecting portion configured to engage with the actuator receiving par...