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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7104367 | Modular and adaptable brake system for an elevator sheave An adjustable brake is provided that applies a braking force directly to an elevator sheave over which a cable suspends an elevator car and a counterweight. The brake includes a pair of calipers that apply a braking force to either longitudinal end of the sheave. Th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051641 | Adjustment for steering levers for hydrostatic drive An adjustable arm assembly is drivably coupled to a control shaft and is moved by a link that has a centered position. The arm has two portions that are releasably clamped together. A first arm portion is connected to drive the control shaft. A second arm portion is... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6684982 | Cable disc brake with manual wear adjustment mechanism A bicycle cable disc brake is provided a disc brake pad adjustment mechanism to adjust the spacing between the friction pads. Basically, the cable disc brake has a first caliper housing portion containing a cable actuated mechanism, and a second caliper h... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6481542 | Brake adjuster A brake adjuster is provided for a vehicle brake such as for heavy duty vehicle. The brake adjuster includes a brake module that produces an electrical signal for adjusting the vehicle brake. The heavy duty vehicle brake typically includes a pair of pisto... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6161658 | Disc brake Disc brake comprising a caliper with two elements (8, 21) positioned on opposite sides with respect to a disc (D) integral with the hub of a wheel and each associated to a corresponding floating pad (19, 19) of friction material which faces a correspondin... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6019199 | Hydraulic caliper disk brake for steel mill cranes A hydraulic caliper disk brake (10) according to the present invention includes a caliper base (46) that is supported by a folding triangular base (14) that generally includes a mounting base (30) and a support arm (54). The caliper base (46) is pinned to... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5819887 | Drum brake device A drum brake device having a single brake shoe mounted to be movable on top of the back plate. One end of the brake shoe abuts against an anchor (10) and the other end interlocks with a shoe clearance adjustment device (14). A link (11) is supported so as... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5678665 | Hydraulic brake system Hydraulic systems for bicycles or other small land vehicles include a master or control cylinder actuated by the brake lever, and a slave cylinder connected to the master cylinder by a hydraulic fluid line. The slave cylinder carries a piston, and the sla... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5524733 | Adjusting device of brake rods for bicycles An adjusting device of brake rods for bicycles includes a connector, two rods and two receivers. The two rods each has first and second ends, the first end thereof rotatably engaged to the connector and the second end thereof having a threaded portion for... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5501302 | Hanging apparatus for brake cord of a bicycle A hanging apparatus for brake cord of a bicycle. The brake cord is securely connected with the hanging apparatus and two hanging cords are connected between the hanging apparatus and two brake blocks. The brake cord is able to pull the hanging apparatus t... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5431256 | Adjusting device for a brake cable of a bicycle An adjusting device for a brake cable of a bicycle includes an adjusting element with a threaded hole defined in an end thereof, a first cable and a second cable. The first cable has a first end pivotally engaged to a connector and a second end with a hea... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5323880 | Multi-disc brakes A multi-disc brake suitable for an aircraft has a stack of rotor and stator discs in which the discs of a set at one end of the stack each have a greater allowance for wear than the discs of a set at the other end of the stack whereby the group of discs a... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5246093 | Drum brake assembly A drum brake assembly including a brake member comprised of a substantially circular shoe having a radially outer face on which at least one lining is mounted. The shoe is made from a high strength resilient material and is of substantially constant cross... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5224571 | Easily assembled brake-force adjusting means for vehicle brake A brake force adjuster for a vehicle brake especially for a bicycle brake includes a hanger holding a hanging wire secured with a pair of brake shoes for operatively clamping a wheel rim of a vehicle wheel for braking purpose, an adjustable locking latch ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5215167 | Adjustable bicycle brake cable control for cantilevered brake system A brake adjustment mechanism is provided for a bicycle wheel to allow cantilevered bicycle brakes to be adjusted quickly and easily and without the application of the brakes to the bicycle wheel. The brake adjustment mechanism employs a cable yoke which h... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5192099 | Roller skate starting and stopping aids A roller skate brake in which the wheel support which rotatably couples the skate's wheels to the boot is slotted, allowing the support to flex when the skater bears down with the heel. Such flexing compresses the support, forcing a brake shoe against the... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5076402 | Adjusting device for the brake shoes of inside shoe brakes An adjusting device is disclosed for the brake shoes of inside shoe brakes. The adjusting device includes two levers which are articulated on a carrier at a lateral distance from one another. The levers each engage on one of two adjacent brake shoe ends a... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5054586 | Protective cover for slack adjusters A cover to enclose the adjustment screw or nut as well as to cover the locking sleeve of a brake slack adjuster. The cover is held in place by an elastic band which extends horizontally around the brake slack adjuster and has enlargements that engage the ... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5052527 | Brake slack adjuster mechanism Improvements are disclosed to conventional brake slack adjuster mechanisms of the type which are employed upon heavy equipment such as dump trucks and the like which mechanisms are anchored to the axle of the truck and utilize a worm drive and spline arra... | 10/01/1991 |
| 5029684 | Vehicle side brake assembly A frictional disk-type side brake is disposed within a space around a clutch housing (3) of a side clutch (2). The brake comprises a disk member (4), supported by the clutch housing, and two sets of separate frictional plate members (5A, 5B) supported by ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5020643 | Floating friction brake A disk brake assembly wherein the floating caliper member houses an adjustable nut in which is mounted a power screw for actuating the carrier members and their brake pads into frictional engagement with a rotatable disk. The power screw has a cam connect... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5009292 | Mechanism and method of positive arcuate orientation of a first member and a second member, particularly for brake adjusted orientation of a drive member and a driven member in a disc brake assembly having parking brake mechanism A disc brake caliper is provided which has a parking brake. A dual lever parking brake apply assembly is also included which allows adjustment of the parking brake without modification of the parking brake cable. The adjustment is made by changing the rel... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4991696 | Brake shoe adjustment device A brake shoe adjustment device for internally mounted shoe brakes is arranged between mutually neighboring ends of two brake shoes which are connected to each other via a tension spring. To minimize parts, size and cost the adjustment device has two mutua... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4977985 | Method of carrying out maintenace of multi-disc brake arrangement A multi-disc brake suitable for an aircraft has a stack of rotor and stator discs in which the discs of a set at one end of the stack each have a greater allowance for wear than the discs of a set at the other end of the stack whereby the group of discs a... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4938318 | Adjustable shoe mounting structure for bicycle brake assembly The present invention provides an adjustable shoe mounting structure for a bicycle brake assembly. The mounting structure includes a support bolt inserted into a reception bore of each brake arm and having one projecting end screwed to a nut. The support ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4936161 | Cable length adjuster with push and lock attachment A cable length adjuster with push and lock attachment for attaching and adjusting the length of a cable with respect to a support member. The cable length adjuster includes a stud having an externally threaded end portion and an intermediate boss formed w... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4919237 | Automatic adjuster releasing apparatus for drum brake An automatic adjuster releasing apparatus characterized by the provision of a support member fixedly mounted on the wheel cylinder body; pin member slidably supported by the support member and having one end portion extending from an opening formed on the... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4854426 | Handbrake compensator for motor vehicles A handbrake compensator for a motor vehicle includes a support having a tubular body receiving a spring and two opposing flanges. The support is connected to a load distributor element which transmits load from a primary cable to a secondary cable connect... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4852702 | Automatic adjuster for operation gap of brake An automatic adjuster for the operation gap of a brake, comprising a piston slidably fitted in a cylinder, an adjusting nut supported in contact with the outer end of the piston the adjusting nut being rotatable relative to the piston, an unrotatable adju... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4852698 | Side-pull type caliper brake A side-pull type caliper brake comprising a pair of brake arms having brake shoes respectively, a fixing member having a pivot shaft and a support arm extending from one radial side of the pivot shaft, and a return spring, so that one of the brake arms is... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4850456 | Quick adjusting device for bicycle brake cable The present invention relates to a quick adjusting device for bicycle cables, and especially to a device having a substantially S-shaped base which cooperates with a cam, a worm and a worm gear to adjust a bicycle brake cable. Two plates formed on the bot... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4842102 | Disc brake for wheeled vehicle or the like A disc brake includes two pad supporting levers which are pivotally mounted on a single pivot. One of the levers has a first adjustment bolt which abuts the other lever to control the maximum clearance between the pads and a second which abuts the bracket... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4823918 | Device for holding outer wire of brake A device for holding a brake outer wire comprising a hollow screw tube for holding one end of the outer wire as inserted therein, a wire adjusting nut having the screw tube screwed therein, a holder main body mounted on an arm extending from a small brake... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4823917 | Bicycle caliper brake adjusting tool A simple hand tool is provided for clamp engagement with the "pig tail" terminal end of a bicycle hand brake cable assembly core, and an abutment is threadably supported from the tool for infinite adjustment relative thereto and is operable to engage and ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4819767 | Hand brake apparatus for hand trucks A hand brake apparatus for installation on wheeled trucks of the type having a load supporting frame and at least two laterally opposed support wheels having a fixed direction supporting the frame for movement over the ground and a handle portion for movi... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4809820 | Portable slack adjuster lock A portable slack adjuster lock in the form of a C-shaped spring metal clamp. The lock clips over the adjusting nut of the internal worm shaft of a slack adjuster, and stops the adjusting nut from turning to prevent loosening of the slack adjuster during n... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4796729 | Disc brake system A wheel disc brake system for a motor vehicle connected to a brake fluid pressure system that includes a pressure relief apparatus for moving the inner piston of the wheel brake back into the brake housing piston chamber by an Allen wrench insert into an ... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4784245 | Brake motor having a resettable automatic adjustment device The rotating member (17) of the automatic adjustment device interacts in frictional engagement with a non-rotating plunger (8) of the mechanical control device (9), the adjustment member locked in rotation (18) of the automatic adjustment device having an... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4779711 | Brake motor with automatic adjustment The brake motor comprises an inserted piston (26) slideably mounted in a passage (24) formed in the front wall (4) of the brake piston (1) which has, near the other end (31) of the inserted piston (26), a counter-bearing surface (34) facing inward, thus e... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4705147 | Brake actuator with automatic adjustment The invention concerns a brake actuator with automatic adjustment incorporating a screw and nut actuator mechanism (32, 34) whose elongation is controlled by a screw and nut device with reversible pitch (44) and a unidirectional clutch (56) sensitive to t... | 11/10/1987 |
