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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096392 | Light weight bicycle brake assembly A light weight brake assembly for bicycles is disclosed. Some embodiments of the invention are designed to enhance assembly adjustability, for example to accommodate geometric variations that occur with various bicycle frame and wheel geometries. Some embodiments of... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096391 | Fork with integrated braking system A cycle with a wheel-supporting structure comprising a crown section and a pair of forklegs, a brake assembly with lever arms mounted at least partially within cavity openings within each fork leg to reduce aerodynamic drag. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8066103 | Bicycle brake pad shoe A brake shoe for holding a brake pad of a bicycle brake assembly has opposed first brake shoe undercuts at a first end portion of the brake shoe and opposed second brake shoe undercuts at a second end portion of the brake shoe. A slot is defined between the opposed ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8061487 | Mechanism for quickly loosening and tightening brake cable in caliper brake of bicycle A bicycle caliper brake includes a cable housing at an upper end of a first arm; a pivotal second arm comprising a coupling member at one end and a stepped groove on a bottom edge of the coupling member; a brake cable loosening and tightening device comprising a fir... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8056682 | Bicycle brake device A bicycle brake device includes a holder arm having a pivot shaft for attaching to a rear fork, two brake caliper having middle portions pivotally attached to the end portions of the holder arm, and having brake shoes attached to the lower portions, and a brake cabl... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7779970 | Brake assembly and a brake shoe thereof for a bicycle A brake assembly for braking a wheel of a bicycle includes left and right brake arms and left and right brake shoes. Each brake shoe includes a holder mounted to the respective brake arm, a pad unit mounted on the holder and having a friction surface that is brought... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775331 | Brake booster stiffening plate An aerodynamic brake booster stiffening plate is provided which attaches to pivot posts of a center pull brake system. The aerodynamic brake booster stiffening plate mitigates outward bending of the posts upon actuation of the brake to allow for faster brake respons... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7438159 | 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 ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422090 | Caliper brake assembly Caliper brake assembly for engaging a rimmed wheel on a frame of a bicycle. First and second brake arms are provided having brake pads supported on first ends thereof and bores extending therethrough for receiving a bolt for providing a pivot point for the pivotal a... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419034 | V-type brake A V-type brake is adapted to slow down or stop a wheel, and includes a pair of first and second brake arms, a brake cable assembly connected to a free end of the second brake arm, and a linkage. The linkage is connected pivotally to a free end of the first brake arm... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7353918 | Brake assembly for a bicycle A novel brake assembly is provided for a bicycle. The assembly is composed of an arrangement of a pair of brake pads each connected to a rod member in turn guided for axial movement by a base fixed on the bicycle frame. A bifurcated control cable actuates wedge memb... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331429 | Brake for composite rim A brake includes two rockers, two shoes attached to the rockers and two linings attached to the shoes. The brake pinches a rim without overheating the rim. The rim includes two walls and a bridge. Each of the walls includes a first portion within the bridge, a secon... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328778 | Wheel brake caliper A crane wheel brake having a pair of brake shoes at opposite sides of a crane wheel. Each of the brake shoes has a brake pad, a brake pad guide roller and a spring for biasing the brake pad guide roller to project beyond the brake pad towards the wheel. The brake pa... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320386 | High friction brake shoe assembly A vehicle brake shoe assembly (10) having a rigid backing plate (12) incorporating a plurality of extensions (100) which project through the brake friction material matrix (22) to the outer friction surface (24) of the brake shoe a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7314122 | Bicycle brake assembly having multiple replaceable brake pads A bicycle brake shoe assembly including multiple brake pads of different braking compounds replaceably inserted sequentially into a truncated pad holder. The pads have an overlap at one end and an under-lap at the other end such that upon assembly within the holder ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303052 | Device for tightening and loosening bicycle brake wire A device for tightening and loosening a bicycle's brake wire is provided, which is installed between a handbrake operating device and a handbrake assembly of the bicycle. The device is mainly composed by a knob structure, a seat structure, and a tubular element. The... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299901 | Antilock and antiskid mechanical brake system for vehicles and method thereof The present invention discloses a mechanical brake system for decelerating or ending the rotation of a wheel of a vehicle, adapted to eliminate the friction of the brakes with said decelerated wheel in the manner that the braking force is mechanically provided to be... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7266406 | Magnetic resonance apparatus In a magnetic resonance apparatus, the transmission coil for generating the radiofrequency excitation field is stationarily arranged. The geometry of the transmission coil is permanently prescribed. For acquiring the magnetic resonance signal, the reception arrangem... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255206 | Shopping cart brake Shopping cart brakes slow or render a shopping cart immobile. A brake lever has one end pivotably connected to a clamp that is attached to one end of a vertical member of a shopping cart adjacent to its handle. Two brake cables are enclosed by brake cable housings a... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249661 | Apparatus for the control of brakes in bicycles and the like The invention refers to an apparatus for the control of brakes in bicycles and the like, to be used, in particular, for disc brakes mounted on bicycles and comprising a pump able to push fluid into a hydraulic circuit connected to the brake, characterized in that th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237658 | Frictional brake mechanism A frictional brake mechanism for detaining a first body relative to a second body having a surface, comprising a brake pad coupled to the first body and disposed adjacent to the surface and movable to and from a braking condition, wherein the brake pad frictionally ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7182180 | Bike brake clamp A bike brake clamp to provide safe and effective braking including a first brake arm, a second brake arm, a joint plate, and a pilot plate adapted with spring, central screw, cable screw, and pivot screw; both brake arms providing synchronous clamping via the pilot ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182357 | Fork bottom for motorcycle front suspension A motorcycle whose front end has a coil-over shock disposed within the head tube and telescopic forks which include linear bearings riding between flats on the outer face of the inner fork tubes and flats on the inner face of the outer fork tubes. The linear bearing... | 02/27/2007 |
| RE39389 | Bicycle brake device A bicycle brake device has a first brake arm body, a first lid, a second brake arm body and a second lid. The first brake arm body has a first attachment opening and a first fastener recess located adjacent to the first attachment opening. The second brake arm body ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7007776 | Bicycle disk brake device A bicycle disk brake device includes an anchored member secured to a bicycle frame and having a coupling wall, a caliper having two brake linings mounted thereon and a compliant wall compliantly mated with the coupling wall, and a brake disk secured to the bicycle f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7000936 | Bicycle having internally routed control cables An internally supported cable system control for a bicycle that does not interfere with the steering mechanism and does not require the structural integrity of the bicycle frame to be compromised. In the disclosed internal cable system, the control cables are routed... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6968927 | Bicycle force balancing mechanism with a brake arm actuation assembly and a pivot member for dual main brake cable segments A dual cable force balancing mechanism for use with a pair of main brake cable segments and a pair of rear brake arms of a bicycle. The dual cable force balancing mechanism includes a brake arm actuation assembly defining a longitudinal axis positionable between the... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6959790 | Antilock disc brake The present invention relates to a brake device for a bike, and more particularly to an antilock disc brake device, which is mounted to the front/back fork of a bike, and includes a slider, plural steel balls, a fluted disc and a shaft pad. The present invention is ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957793 | Contact support for a cycle safety device A contact support suitable for mounting on a cycle brake control cable, the support comprising: a first portion which is fixed relative to the cycle frame, said fixed portion having a first contact surface; a second portion which is movable relative to the cycle fra... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6926297 | Front end trail adjustment for motorcycle A motorcycle or bicycle having a fork with swappable trail adjustment blocks which hold the front axle to the fork. Trail can be adjusted without removing the forks or even loosening them in the triple clamps, and without altering ride height or rake angle. Brake ca... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6899202 | Brake assembly for a bicycle A novel brake assembly is provided for a bicycle. The assembly is composed of an arrangement of a pair of brake pads each connected to a rod member in turn guided for axial movement by a base fixed on the bicycle frame. A bifurcated control cable actuates wedge memb... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892863 | Bicycle brake assembly with interchangeable brake pads A bicycle brake pad assembly having a plurality of pad portions, the assembly configured to provide replacement and interchangeability of each of the pads. Each pad is of a separate multi-rubber or elastomer compound or composition, with each composition pre-selecte... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6834747 | Variable leverage ‘V’ type bicycle brake This invention provides one variable leverage V type bicycle brake which includes two swinging arms, two friction bodies, one cable connection part, one brake cable and one adjusting device. One end of each of the two swinging arms is set on the bicycle frame and th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6786308 | Anti-lock brake system for a bicycle An anti-lock brake system for a bicycle having sliding assembly (having a brake shoe therein) and a plurality of springs defined in a brake shoe holder in turn, a bottom of the brake shoe holder and a connecting side of the sliding assembly are correspondingly in gr... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776267 | Brake device for cycles having spring supporting seat A brake device for cycle includes two brake arms pivotally secured together, and each having a brake shoe attached to one end for braking purposes, a brake cable coupled to the other ends of the brake arms for forcing the brake shoes to brake the cycle, and a spring... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6688436 | Brake pad assembly for a bicycle A brake pad assembly includes an elastic pad body having a braking face, a mounting face formed with a battery-receiving recess to receive a battery, and a light emitting member mounted on an exterior of the pad body and having first and second spring ter... | 02/10/2004 |
