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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7757820 | Rotor brake A rotor brake has a front tube, an upper bearing assembly, a braking device, at least one upper brake cable and at least one spring. The front tube has a top and a tube opening defined in the top of the front tube. The upper bearing assembly is mounted securely on t... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7490700 | Bicycle motion sensing arrangement A bicycle motion sensing arrangement is provided has a bicycle wheel, a bicycle brake and a sensor. The bicycle wheel includes an air valve stem and a magnet mounted to the air valve stem. The bicycle brake is configured to be mounted to a bicycle frame. The sensor ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7458443 | Pedal actuated bicycle brake system A braking mechanism for actuating a supplemental brake, used in association with a pedal-actuated brake, which increases total brake effectiveness and increases reliability through redundancy as a result of the coaster brake functioning as a back-up to a failed supp... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7424863 | Bell and brake lever combination for bicycle A bell mounted in one of at least one brake lever of a bicycle is disclosed. The brake lever includes two brake levers each including an opening section. In one embodiment, the bell includes a sounding section in the opening section and including a hollow cylinder, ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7367632 | Hub assembly for disk brake of bicycle A hub assembly for a disk brake of a bicycle includes a support shaft, a hub body pivotally mounted on the support shaft and provided with two drum disks, a mounting portion protruding from one of the drum disks, a threaded section protruding from the mounting porti... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7336260 | Method and apparatus for providing tactile sensations Products and processes for providing tactile sensations to input devices or electronic devices are provided. Input devices include mechanical input devices (such as, for example, mechanical switches) and non-mechanical input devices (such as, for example, touchpads)... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331254 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331255 | Method and apparatus for tensioning an emergency brake system on a vehicle An apparatus and associated method for use in tensioning a park brake cable system includes a body including a housing and an input shaft, the input shaft positioned at least partially within the housing, the housing and the input shaft being axially movable relativ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318502 | Fluid passage layout for integrated motorcycle brake and suspension system An integrated motorcycle brake system has a brake line, and an inside brake assembly having an inside piston. The brake line connects to the inside brake assembly, and the inside brake assembly integrally forms a fork leg. The outside brake assembly has an outside p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7281611 | Bicycle handbrake conduit structure The present invention provides an adjusting tube on an end of the brake cable conduit, which is composed of rotating first and second tubular bodies. At where the first and second tubular bodies are joined, they are configured to have symmetrical and matching indent... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7255205 | Disc brake located outside wheel envelope A disc brake for a vehicle such as a commercial vehicle, wherein the brake rotor extends from a hub end of an axle inboard a sufficient distance to place the friction surface of the rotor and the brake caliper outside the envelope of a wheel mounted at the end of th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7222703 | Apparatus for controlling hydraulic brakes in bicycles, motorbicycles and the like Apparatus for controlling brakes in bicycles and the like, made with a pump connected to a relevant reservoir, characterized in that the reservoir is disposed inside a containment body and exhibits a concave portion shaped complementarily to a handlebar's portion to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210694 | Integrated front fork hinge and brake system for bicycles A bicycle comprises a frame member and a front fork member. A first hinge portion is integrated with the frame member and that has a first profile in a plane that is parallel to a plane defined by the front fork member. A second hinge portion is integrated with the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204349 | Rotor system for a bicycle In a rotor system, in particular for a bicycle (1), with at least one first rotor (31) for the transmission of brake actuations, which is mounted in the area of a handlebar stem (12) of a fork (8), whose support is provided by a steering ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7178646 | Master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disc brake having a backpack reservoir A master cylinder for a bicycle hydraulic disc brake includes a cylinder wall defining a cylinder interior and a cylinder exterior. A piston is received within the cylinder interior. A reservoir for hydraulic fluid is defined in part by a portion of the cylinder ext... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7140626 | Running exercise bike An exercise apparatus including a seatless frame for simulating running without the stress producing loads associated with each stride. The exercise apparatus has at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel, both of which are rotationally connected to the f... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7119520 | Energy storage flywheel test control system A system and method for removing energy from the rotating group in an energy storage flywheel system during flywheel system testing includes one or more sensors is operable to sense operational parameters of the energy storage flywheel and to supply a sensor signals... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7066556 | Bicycle hub A hub is configured to suppress deformation in a disc rotor even if the disc rotor is made thinner and more lightweight, and to suppress wobbling in a braking surface. The hub has a hub axle, a hub shell, a pair of bearings, and a brake mount. The hub shell has spok... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7032719 | Bicycle hub with an outside-accessible brake force adjusting mechanism A bicycle hub comprises a hub shaft structured to be rotatably mounted to a bicycle frame, a hub shell rotatably supported relative to the hub shaft, and a brake force control mechanism housed by the hub shell. The brake force control mechanism includes a brake forc... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7017715 | Braking system activated by flexible cable controls and relative components A braking system includes a central sprag, connected and perpendicular to the handlebar, projecting towards the front side of the cycle. At the end of the sprag, a terminal is inserted, free in rotation and equipped with two side holes in the lower part through whic... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011324 | Bicycle steering disk brake and stabilizer A dual purpose competition stunt bicycle steering brake and stabilizing system consists of a disk brake on the steering shaft which allows unlimited 360 degrees rotation of the steering wheel and allows the rider to start, stop or change direction of the relative ro... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011189 | Fine adjusting structure for bicycle disc-brake system A fine adjusting structure for bicycle disc-brake system is disclosed. The disc-brake system comprises a securing seat mounted on to the fork of the bicycle frame and the securing seat being locked with a braking main body having a driving arm, the wheel of the bicy... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7000739 | Cam assisted wheel brake A cam assisted wheel brake for a bicycle comprising two arms mounted on a bolt, which provides a pivot point for the arms and a means for attachment of the brake to the fork of the bicycle. The brake incorporates a cam lever pivotably associated with the first arm a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000738 | U-type handbrake assembly structure A U-type bicycle handbrake assembly structure is provided so that the brake arms could be quickly and easily positioned. The invention cuts a planar surface on the fitting tube welded to the bicycle frame. The planar surface is parallel to the brake pad's contact su... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994189 | Brakable wheel hub device A brakable wheel hub device includes a wheel hub shell having a first surrounding threaded portion and a disk securing portion spaced apart from each other to define a disk mounting space for receiving a brake disk. The disk securing portion has a plurality of axial... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976562 | Method of calibrating a brake system for stationary equipment and apparatus using the same A method of calibrating a brake system includes storing several input-signal-value/output-value associations for a specific brake in a memory unique to the specific brake. The method includes determining an input signal associated with a desired output by interpolat... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974275 | Locking member for bicycle component A bicycle component assembly is provided that includes a mounting member and a component attachment member coupled together via at least one locking member and at least a pair of fasteners. The locking member is mounted between the component attachment member and th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6968926 | Actuating assembly for a bicycle control device A bicycle hub brake component is provided for a bicycle hub brake that includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to the bicycle frame, a brake drum adapted to rotate integrally with the hub relative to the fastening bracket, and a brak... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6945368 | Mechanical brakes with pads for bicycles The present invention relates to brakes mounted in particular on all terrain bicycles. It relates, as to the first embodiment, to a brake comprising identical arms (17) mounted freely in rotation on trunnions, carrying for each of the arms (17) at its ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945369 | Adjustable disk brake assembly for a bicycle A brake disk assembly for a bicycle has a body, two brake pads and an adjusting device. The body has a slot, and the brake pads are operationally mounted inside the body. The adjusting device is mounted on the body and has two wings, two adjusting plates, a connecti... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942258 | Operating arrangement for a sliding door A system for operating a door lock (14) and a latching device (16), which can be arrested in a positive-locking manner, of a sliding door (10), said latching device preventing the sliding door (10) in its open position from sliding back. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923296 | Disc Brake A support for a disc brake has first and second bores in a first projection and third and fourth bores in a second projection located in a same horizontal plane and the first and third bores aligned in a first vertical plane and the second and fourth bores aligned i... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6917283 | Bicycle computer control arrangement and method A control system for an automatic shifting bicycle transmission includes a control unit, a display device and a remote switch assembly. The remote switch assembly is positioned close to a handgrip location. The remote switch assembly is used to shift gears when the ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905445 | Resistance adjuster for adjusting a resistance-providing member on a stationary bicycle A resistance adjuster for adjusting a resistance-providing member on a stationary bicycle includes a tubular housing, an elastic buffering member disposed in the housing and having upper and lower ends, an upper connecting member connected to the upper end of the bu... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880897 | Hub adapter for a bicycle disc brake A hub adapter used to modify a bicycle wheel hub to provide for the mounting of a disc brake rotor and/or for the repositioning of the wheel spoke mount flange to accommodate the additional components of a disc brake system. The hub adapter may be fixed to the host ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6871729 | Master cylinder for a brake or clutch of a motorcycle or bike A brake/clutch master cylinder for a motorcycle/bicycle or the like, with a body which is produced by moulding of plastics material reinforced by glass fibre without the need for machining operations or metal inserts and which forms, together with the cylindrical sh... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6843536 | Brakable wheel hub device A brakable wheel hub device includes a hub shell adapted to be rotatably mounted on a wheel axle. A spoke mounting member has a securing wall portion surrounding an axis and extending radially to confront and to be fastened to a brake disk, and a surrounding wall po... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6793045 | Apparatus for retaining a brake drum to a fastening bracket A bicycle hub brake component is provided for braking a hub of a wheel mounted on a bicycle frame. The component comprises a fastening bracket that has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the fastening bracket is adapted to be no... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6745873 | Braking device for an exercising cycle A braking device for an exercising cycle includes a main body, a mounting member, and a plurality of braking mechanisms. Each of the braking mechanisms includes a braking member, a threaded block, and an elastic member. Thus, the braking device can achieve the braki... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6725978 | Cable joining system for cycles An auxiliary braking system for supplementing an existing bicycle braking system is disclosed. The brake wire of the auxiliary braking system is removably secured to an existing primary brake wire, so that the actuation of the auxiliary braking system causes the mai... | 04/27/2004 |
