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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261175 | Power assisted bicycle A power assisted bicycle (10) which modifies an existing manually powered bicycle (12) by replacing the left pedal crank arm with a motor-driven sprocket and left pedal assembly (32). An electric motor (34) is attached to the bicycle's fr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7040441 | Motorized vehicle and manufacturing methods therefor Disclosed is a vehicle consisting of a bike frame having front and rear forks, a front wheel attached to the front fork, a rear wheel attached to the rear fork, and a drive train including a crank attached to the frame, a chain ring assembly attached to the crank, a... | 05/09/2006 |
| 5669467 | Bicycle brake assembly A bicycle brake assembly includes a caliper brake mechanism attached to a bicycle frame which has a bottom bracket through which an axle is rotatably received, an activating member fixedly mounted on the axle and having a tubular portion extending from on... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5520266 | Bicycle toe plate for use with a coaster brake A bicycle toe plate for use in combination with a bicycle wheel having a hub portion containing a coaster brake and an axle extending therethrough. The coaster brake includes a brake arm which is held in fixed relation to the bicycle frame by a protruding... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5337861 | Back pedal brake for derailleur bicycle A pedal actuated brake system is provided for retrofitting onto a multi-speed bicycle so that back pedaling applies the brakes. A decoupler disengages the front chain sprocket from the crank when reverse-rotated to prevent application of the brakes when t... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5062511 | Brake actuator for bicycles and the like In a brake actuator for bicycles of the type housed within the bottom bracket of the bicycle, an actuating lever passing through the bottom bracket has a head housed within a slot within an annulus surrouding the pedal crankshaft of the bicycle within the... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5004083 | Coupling for a bicycle A coupling for a bicycle provided with a pedal operated brake actuator (8) which is separated from the drive chain, comprising a first freewheel coupling (8) which is associated with the pedal assembly for torque transfer to the brake actuator (8) at reve... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4905803 | Brake actuators for bicycles In a spring clutch arrangement for housing in the lower bracket of a bicycle in order to operate a bicycle brake, a conventional waisted pedal crankshaft is modified to provide a cylindrical surface which supports the clutch spring by application of a res... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4856629 | Brake actuating mechanism for bicycles with multi-speed chain drive A pedal actuated caliper brake actuating mechanism for a bicycle having a multi-gear chain drive includes an elongate lever mounted on the bicycle frame for resiliently resisted pivotal movement from a rest position about an axis generally coincident with... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4840084 | Freewheel mechanism for bicycles A freewheel mechanism for bicycles includes a side plate which is easily removed, allowing a sprocket to be quickly replaced without removing the body of the freewheel mechanism from the hub of the bicycle. Since they are not needed in racing, and to faci... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4638890 | Brake device for a cycle The brakes of a bicycle are actuated in response to rotation of the pedal crank in a reverse direction. The brake actuating mechanism includes an actuating member which is connected to the pedal crank by a freewheel and a slip coupling. The freewheel is d... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4605110 | Brake actuator for bicycles and the like In a crankshaft operated brake actuating device for bicycles, a brake operating lever extends through the lower bracket from a yoke contacting the crankshaft. A light weight spring clutch transmits torque from the crankshaft to the lever upon back pedalli... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4603764 | Brake actuator for bicycles and the like A pedal crankshaft operated actuator for a bicycle brake is formed by a yoke having a jaw engageable with one side of the crankshaft, a link pivotally connected to the yoke and having a jaw engageable with the other side of the crankshaft, and a pair of l... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4531754 | Radial braking system An improved radial braking system uses the power of the cyclist's back pedaling to bring the braking member into contact with the rim of the wheel. The system allows for the direct contact of the braking member with the middle portion of the outer surface... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4462488 | Bicycle brake A bicycle braking system incorporates a pedal crankshaft operated brake actuator, a lost motion connection in the chain drive to the rear wheel of the bicycle, the lost motion being taken up by a highly progressive spring of sufficient strength to require... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4355706 | Bicycle rear brake mounted with sprocket wheel A cable operated rear bicycle brake mounted with a sprocket wheel wherein a ratchet and pawl mechanism is provided between a hub barrel and the sprocket wheel, the rotation of the hub barrel being effected by the direction of the rotation of the sprocket ... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4332313 | Bicycle brake A bicycle brake for a bicycle having a frame with a hub in which pedal cranks are rotatably mounted comprising a disc rotatably mounted on the hub for rotation with the cranks and a brake shoe pivoted to the frame and extending upwardly along the front of... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4261449 | Bicycle pedal actuated brake control and release system A bicycle having front and rear wheel caliper brakes connected by cables to a plate member rockably mounted on a support rearwardly of the crankshaft; there being a latch arm engaged to said plate and having a cam follower portion for engaging a cam forme... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4260044 | Pedal actuated brake control system A bicycle having front and rear wheel caliper brakes, a pedal crank assembly having a shaft extending through a hub and projecting at its ends therebeyond for connection to pedal cranks. The shaft may be integral with the pedal cranks or may be discretely... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4143747 | Coaster brake A drive for a wheeled vehicle including a hub adapted to receive the driving wheel of such vehicle. The hub receives and rotatably supports an axle having a worm screw thereon and positioned within such hub. The worm in turn supports an eccentrically weig... | 03/13/1979 |
| 4134481 | Back-pedal brake operator and braking system for multi-speed bicycles Back-pedal brake operator for multi-speed bicycles in which the brake operating action is obtained by turning the foot pedals rearwardly a short distance from any position which the pedals may occupy at the instant when the driver wishes to apply braking ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4130190 | Brake actuating devices A force take-off device which is particularly suitable for use in a brake actuating device for a pedal driven vehicle comprising inner and outer rotatable elements having a formation between said elements which has engaged and disengaged conditions, said ... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4109769 | Brake actuating mechanisms for bicycles Mechanisms are disclosed for actuating the conventional caliper brakes of bicycles by back pedalling the drive sprocket. In one embodiment, an overrunning clutch drives a cable drum which tensions an actuator cable for a caliper brake. In a further embodi... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4093261 | Coaster brake for bicycle with derailleur speed change mechanism A chain seizing device responds to reverse movement of the driving chain to declutch the wheel hub from the multiple drive sprocket and apply the coaster brake to the wheel hub. Forward rotation of the sprocket moves a clutch member axially in one directi... | 06/06/1978 |
