Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE42986 | Bicycle disc brake hub A bicycle disc brake hub is provided with a brake rotor attachment portion having an external surface with an external spline section and an annular internal surface with internal threads, and a locking ring having a center tubular section with external threads and ... | 12/06/2011 |
| RE42635 | Cable disc brake A bicycle cable disc brake is provided with a cam assembly that has improved efficiency during movement under high pressure. Basically, the cable disc brake has a cable housing, a pair of friction members and an actuated mechanism. The first friction member is movab... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7854302 | Apparatus for mounting a hub brake to a bicycle frame A bicycle brake apparatus comprises a securing bracket with an axle opening dimensioned to receive a bicycle wheel hub axle therethrough, a braked member that has a braking surface and is adapted to rotate with a bicycle wheel hub rotatably supported by the hub axle... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7810615 | Brake disk A brake disk for a disk brake, in particular, for motor cycles or bicycles, includes a brake band of a first material which has a high heat resistance and an inner part (20) of a second material which has a lower density than the first material. The brake ban... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802661 | Brake device for motorcycle A brake device for a motorcycle which includes a brake caliper for parking and which favorably ensures the followability of the swing arm in response to the fluctuation of a road surface. A brake caliper for braking and a brake caliper for parking are respectively a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7757821 | Bicycle hydraulic brake actuation device A bicycle hydraulic brake actuation device includes a hydraulic master cylinder housing having a bore, a master piston and a radial seal received in the bore a push rod and a lever. The push rod is configured to move the master piston and the radial seal between a n... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7575105 | Master cylinder lever with independently variable rest position and engagement point A method of varying a rest position of a one-piece lever in a hydraulic brake system. The hydraulic brake system comprises a master cylinder including a cylinder and a port, a piston received in the cylinder, the piston having a radial seal between cylinder and the ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7540360 | Mounting structure of speed reduction device and brake device of vehicle A mounting structure for a speed reduction device of a vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a casing mounted on the vehicle frame at a casing mounting portion, a brake caliper mounted to the casing at a caliper mounting portion, a brake disc mounted on a drive axle of ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7484600 | Bicycle disk brake caliper with a recursive cooling system A bicycle brake disk caliper apparatus comprises a caliper housing, a piston operatively coupled to the caliper housing so that the piston moves between a brake release position and a brake activating position, a hydraulic inlet for receiving a hydraulic fluid to mo... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7478707 | Bicycle disc brake device A bicycle disc brake device includes a fixed member, an actuation unit and an adjustment structure. The fixed member includes a caliper housing. The actuation unit is coupled to the fixed member. The actuation unit is configured and arranged to move a friction membe... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7475758 | Bicycle disc brake having non-continuous spline surface for quick connection to or release from a wheel hub A disc brake rotor comprises an internally disposed splined surface defining a circular opening and including one or more axially disposed internal splines that are adapted to be received on external splines of a splined structure of a wheel hub, the surface includi... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7416060 | Bicycle disc brake rotor A composite material bicycle disc brake rotor is provided for a bicycle disc brake device and is designed to be mounted to a bicycle wheel hub directly or using a hub mounting member. The rotor basically includes a rotor member and a fastening member. The rotor memb... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7383926 | Arc brake A disc brake which is particularly designed for arcuate travel of less than 360 degrees has sector shaped segments, i.e. segments which are not complete circles and which are interleaved into a disc pack of multiple layers, wherein some layers of the disc pack each ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374025 | Brake Disc A brake disc capable of sufficiently absorbing thermal stress associated with thermal expansion and deformation of the braking section. The brake disc includes a mounting section for attachment to a wheel, a braking section located at the outside circumference of th... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7334666 | Disk brake A disk brake including friction pads disposed opposite to a brake disk, a bracket provided with support portions for movably supporting the friction pads so as to permit sliding along the axial direction of the brake disk, and retainers each interposed between the f... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334668 | Leakproof sleeve for disc brake of bicycle A disc brake mechanism, mounted at a joining portion of handlebar and brake lever of bicycle, includes a spring anchored in a closed receptacle; a staged hole opposite the receptacle and having threads proximate its mouth; a channel for communicating the receptacle ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331433 | Brake disc for automotive disc brake assembly There is provided a brake disc in a disc brake for a vehicle, which can be manufactured lightweight, suppress the thermal deformation and is effective to prevent the brake noises. This brake disc (2) is supported by a wheel 4 through a plurality of sup... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322437 | Structure for attaching a wheel speed sensor in motorcycle A motorcycle includes radial mount type disk brakes, a brake caliper of the disk brake is mounted on a lower portion of a front fork, which pivotably supports a front wheel, the wheel speed sensor is attached to a mounting boss disposed at the lower portion of one l... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314121 | Apparatus for mounting a brake control element to a bicycle hub brake An apparatus for mounting a brake control element to a bicycle hub brake comprises a rotating member structured to be rotatably mounted relative to a fastening bracket so that rotation of the rotating member actuates a brake mechanism, wherein the rotating member in... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284643 | Brake disk A brake disk has a disk body. The disk body has two sides, an outer periphery, a central hole, multiple through holes and multiple curved grooves. The central hole is defined through the disk body. The through holes are defined through the disk body around the centr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267205 | Apparatus for actuating a bicycle hub brake An apparatus is provided for actuating a bicycle hub brake of the type having a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to a bicycle frame, a brake drum, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum, wherein the brak... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261188 | Bicycle brake caliper assembly A bicycle brake caliper is disclosed that includes a brake caliper, a brake pad retaining member and a cover. The brake caliper is configured to selectively apply a braking force on a bicycle brake disc. The brake caliper includes a housing that has a brake pad acce... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7232014 | Brake caliper support structure for motorcycle In a motorcycle with a swing arm disposed on one side of a rear wheel for supporting the rear wheel. The swing arm is formed in a roughly triangular shape in a side view and a brake caliper of a rear brake is supported by the swing arm. The brake caliper is disposed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222874 | Rear wheel synchronous brake system for pushcart A rear wheel synchronous brake system used in a pushcart such as a baby jogging stroller is disclosed to include two rear brakes respectively coupled to the two rear wheels of the baby jogging stroller, a hand control unit mounted on the handle of the baby jogging s... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7216743 | Bicycle disc brake rotor assembly An easily mountable disc brake rotor assembly that is lightweight is provided. The bicycle disc brake rotor assembly includes a rotor and an adaptor and is mounted to the front hub of a bicycle. A caliper mounted to the bicycle's suspension fork grips the rotor. The... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210748 | Motorcycle hub adapter A motorcycle hub adapter for shaft driven motorcycles that permits a user to mount any custom wheel to a shaft driven motorcycle assembly. The adapter includes a housing that has a substantially hemispherical shape with a convex side with an opposite relatively flat... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204350 | Master cylinder lever for a hydraulic disc brake having favorable handle pivot geometry A bicycle hydraulic disc brake master cylinder includes a housing having a bar clamp at one end configured for fastening the housing to a bicycle handle bar, the bar clamp receiving the handle bar along a clamp axis. A handle is pivotably connected to the housing to... | 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 |
| 7175003 | Disk brake device for vehicle A hub-side mounting part formed with the side surface of a wheel hub is provided so that an outer diameter thereof is larger than a diameter of a mounting pitch circle of a disc rotor. A hub-side through-hole and a rotor side through-hole, which are formed therein t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143872 | Apparatus for retaining a bicycle disk brake rotor to a bicycle wheel hub A disk brake apparatus comprises a disk brake rotor, a fastener structured to screw onto a threaded surface of a bicycle wheel hub so that the disk brake rotor is disposed between the fastener and the hub, and a rotation inhibiting structure disposed on the disk bra... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7044272 | Apparatus for retaining a bicycle disk brake rotor to a bicycle wheel hub An apparatus for fixing a bicycle disk brake rotor a bicycle wheel hub comprises an adapter and a rotor retaining member. The adapter is structured to be nonrotatably coupled to the bicycle wheel hub and to nonrotatably support a disk brake rotor. The adapter includ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7032475 | Hydraulic gear shift mechanism A hydraulic shift gear mechanism for a bicycle having a positioning mechanism for controlling the motion of the piston of a master cylinder assembly is described. The master cylinder assembly is in communication with a slave cylinder for operation of a derailleur. T... | 04/25/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
