Brakes – Vehicle – Velocipede
Patent
1988-09-19
1989-10-31
Reger, Duane A.
Brakes
Vehicle
Velocipede
745022, 74519, B62L 302
Patent
active
048771120
ABSTRACT:
A brake cable assembly including a substantially vertical shaft, an elongate arm extending substantially outward from the shaft, a clamp secured to one end of the arm opposite the shaft for securing and supporting a pair of handlebars, a housing extending from the shaft or arm, including a pair of sides horizontally spaced from one another, a pin, at least a portion of which is secured between the sides of the housing defining an axis of rotation, and a device mounted on and rotatable about said pin, such device including a generally triangular body including a horizontal bore having a diameter larger than the diameter of the pin through which the pin extends, a first fork extending from the body for retaining the end of a brake cable connected to the brake lever, the first fork including a pair of curved prongs, wherein the space between the prongs of the first fork forms a vertical slot and one side of the prongs of the first fork forms a partial cylindrical surface and a second fork, spaced from the first fork, extending from the body for retaining the end of a break cable connected to a brake caliper, the second fork including a pair of curved prongs, wherein the space between the prongs of the second fork forms a vertical slot, the sides of the prongs of the second fork facing the first fork, forming a partial cylindrical surface, wherein the ratio of the distance between the axis of rotation and the axis of the partial cylindrical surface formed by the prongs of the first fork and the distance between the axis of rotation and the axis of the partial cylindrial surface formed by the prongs of the second fork is between 7 to 6 and 3 to 2.
REFERENCES:
ODYSSEY Installation Manual PRO Steer System; STM-BC V.A.P.O.R. Stem, author unknow. pp. 1 and 2, date and place of publication unknown.
Malcom Smith Products
Reger Duane A.
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