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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151945 | Bicycle brake with a mechanism for quickly loosening brake cable A brake apparatus for a bicycle includes a finger member; a first am comprising a cable adjuster with a brake cable securely passing through, and a first brake pad; a first pivot for pivotably securing the first arm and one end of the finger member to a frame of the... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8066104 | Bicycle brake assembly Various bicycle brake assemblies are described. In some embodiments, a bicycle brake assembly comprises a multi-lever linkage assembly comprising an input link and an output link coupled with a brake pad, wherein the multi-lever linkage assembly is configured to pro... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8006809 | Mechanism for quickly adjusting tightness of brake cable in caliper brake of bicycle A caliper brake of bicycle includes a yoke at one end of a second arm, the yoke comprising two yoke arms having a hole, and a spring depressible detent at one end; and a mechanism comprising a manipulation member disposed between the yoke arms and comprising a C-sha... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7677365 | Bicycle rim brake assembly A bicycle rim brake assembly includes a fastening shaft, a mounting part, a pair of brake arms and a pair of brake shoe attaching parts. The fastening shaft extends in an axial direction and is configured for attachment to a portion of a bicycle frame adjacent to th... | 03/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7055655 | Disc brake caliper assembly with shims A bicycle assembly includes a frame portion, a component and a shim. The frame portion has a component mounting section. The component has a frame mounting section. The frame mounting section is removably coupled to the component mounting section by a fastener. The ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7032718 | Wheelbarrow brake system A brake system for a wheelbarrow includes a plurality of elongate mounting brackets having opposed end portions connected to the frame of the wheelbarrow and an axle passing through the wheel, respectively, so that the plurality of mounting brackets become disposed ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6921226 | Adjustable support apparatus An adjustable support apparatus for, e.g., supporting an instrument. The adjustable support apparatus may include a supporting member, an adjustable member engaging with the supporting member, a fastening member engaged with the adjustable member and an elongated me... | 07/26/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6745874 | Anti-brake system for bicycles A brake system includes two springs which are connected to a frame and when the initial force applied to the brake system when braking is larger than the force of the spring, the frame is shifted so as to reduce the initial force to the rider and the disk can be rel... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6666304 | Lining adjustable device for disk brake system A bicycle disk brake system includes two linings located on two sides of a brake disk and an arm is fixed to a bicycle frame. Two adjusting rods are fixed to the arm and two mounting pieces made of flexible material are mounted to the two respective shank... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6482115 | Cable connecting apparatus for a bicycle component A derailleur apparatus for a bicycle component includes an actuating arm having a fastener opening and a fastener disposed in the fastener opening. The fastener includes a head and a shank including a locking portion disposed in the fastener opening and a... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6374957 | Brake cylinder for a rim brake The invention relates to a brake cylinder (100) and a hydraulic rim brake comprising a unit for receiving a brake pad (103). With known brake cylinders, it is difficult to remove the running wheel if the tire mounted on the wheel rim (6) is substantially ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6341538 | Cable connecting apparatus for a bicycle component A cable connecting mechanism for a bicycle component includes a cable connecting unit having a fastener opening and a fastener disposed in the fastener opening. The fastener includes a head and a shank including a locking portion disposed in the fastener ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6336525 | Disc brake oil pressure adjusting device for bikes A disc brake oil-adjusting device for bikes includes a handle, a main cylinder and an auxiliary cylinder having one end communication with the main cylinder and the other end protruding out of the handle. An adjusting device screws with the interior of th... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6298951 | Brake arm pitch adjustment structure for vehicle front brake A brake arm pitch adjustment structure for vehicle front brake includes a first brake arm and a second brake arm pivoted to a fixed axle, a cable guide fastened to a shaft at a shoulder of the first brake arm to hold a brake cable, enabling the core of th... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6273220 | Disc brake with angled piston bore In order to minimize instability and significantly reduce braking noise, especially at low speeds, a disc brake's hydraulic piston and piston bore (or other brake actuating element), is angled away from the normal direction perpendicular to the pad backin... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264008 | Parallel-push brake mechanism for bicycles A parallel-push brake assembly for bicycles that provides substantially translational motion of the brake pad using a mechanism that is relatively free of tolerance build-up or slop.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6257375 | Brake-tuning device of a bicycle An improved structure of a brake-tuning device for a bicycle, and in particular, relates to a tuning device for the brake of a bicycle by having an adjusting bolt to regulate the distance between the brake arm and the wheel frame so that the braking opera... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6173818 | Device for adjusting a brake pad A brake caliper adjusting device includes a cam member fixedly received in the frame of the caliper and fixedly mounted to a shaft to which the frame of the caliper is mounted. A pushing member is pivotally received in the frame with the lower end engaged... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6119821 | Hydraulic compensation device for compensating a positional deviation of a brake pad A hydraulic compensation device includes a container, a piston, a push member and an indicating rod. The piston is mounted slidably inside the container adjacent to a first end portion to confine a brake oil with the first end portion of the container. Th... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6079522 | Bicycle brake adapter A bicycle brake mechanism is provided that protects a bicycle brake lever axle from bending. The bicycle brake mechanism of the invention employs a conventional brake mounting base, brake axle, and brake lever arm on a conventional bicycle frame. However,... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6039153 | Bicycle brake with link-adjusted brake shoes A bicycle brake apparatus includes a brake arm having an upper portion and a lower portion and a link member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion of the brake arm and the lower portion of the link member pivot relative to each ot... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6032766 | Seat for fastening curved tube of V-type brake of bicycle A seat for fastening the curved tube of a bicycle V-type brake is composed of two connection members, a seat body, and a torsion spring. The connection members are fastened pivotally and coaxially with a first brake arm of the bicycle V-type brake by a fi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5996743 | Device for micro-adjusting bicycle brake holder A micro-adjusting device of the bicycle brake holder is composed of a cap, an adjusting seat, a ferrule, an elastic body, and an adjustment bolt. The cap is mounted on the adjusting seat which is engaged with the ferrule fastened with the bicycle brake ho... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5960913 | Device for adjusting the brake pad relative to the wheel rim of a bicycle A brake caliper assembly includes a brake caliper pivotally mounted to a shaft extending from the front fork of a bicycle, a cam member fixedly received in the frame portion of the caliper and fixedly mounted to the shaft. A pushing member is pivotally re... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5908089 | Cantilever brake device A brake link for a cantilever device includes a basal end structured for rotatably supporting the brake link on a bicycle, an intermediate section structured for supporting a brake shoe, and a distal end. An anchor member is structured for attaching a cab... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5887683 | Brake adjusting device A braking device with brake adjusting devices disclosed for maintaining the proper spacing between the brake pad and the rim of the bicycle wheel or the brake disc attached to the bicycle wheel. Each of the brake adjusting devices preferably includes a sp... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5853069 | Mechanism for microadjusting bicycle brake tension An adjusting mechanism of the bicycle brake system is composed of a fastening member, a resilient member and an adjusting member. The fastening member is fastened with one of two brake arms of the bicycle brake system and with the bicycle frame. The resil... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5839544 | Brake lever having a rapid brake shoe clearance adjusting mechanism The invention relates to a brake actuation mechanism having first and second adjusting mechanism. The first adjusting mechanism includes a cam member that engages a portion of a lever member. The cam member includes a plurality of cam surfaces. Each of th... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5788019 | Two-step brake system of bicycle A bicycle two-step brake system is composed of two brake arms having a primary arm and a secondary arm fastened pivotally with the primary arm. The primary arm is fastened with the bicycle frame while the secondary arm is fastened with a brake cable of th... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5743360 | Adjustable bicycle brake An adjustable bicycle brake comprises two brake arms, two brake shoes fastened respectively with the brake arms, and one tension spring. The brake arms are fastened pivotally and symmetrically with a bicycle frame and are provided respectively with a stop... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5740889 | Brake mechanism having a micro-adjustable device A brake mechanism for a bicycle includes a rod extended from a fork tube and having a panel. A disc is engaged on the rod and includes a projection for engaging with the panel and includes a flap folded relative to the disc for engaging with a screw. A ri... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5738188 | Brake apparatus having toe-in setting member between brake shoe and clamping mechanism for use for cycle A brake apparatus for a cycle designed so that a toe-in angle of a brake shoe can be set with ease and with high accuracy when the apparatus is assembled. When a toe-in setting member between the brake shoe and a clamping mechanism is deformed, a differen... | 04/14/1998 |
