Brakes – Vehicle – Velocipede
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-09
2008-12-02
Siconolfi, Robert A. (Department: 3683)
Brakes
Vehicle
Velocipede
C188S024170, C188S024160, C188S024220
Reexamination Certificate
active
07458443
ABSTRACT:
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 supplemental brake. A brake lever arm is adapted to cooperate with a coaster brake and a bicycle frame to engage a brake cable and operate the supplemental brake when the coaster brake is engaged. During assembly, the brake lever arm is allowed to rotate about an axle, but is limited in such rotation to a selected degree by placement of a limiter cam. Once installed, a distal end of the brake lever arm is permitted limited rotation with respect to the bicycle. A brake cable secured between the brake lever arm distal end and a supplemental brake is disposed linearly a distance sufficient to actuate the supplemental brake.
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Hsiao James K
Siconolfi Robert A.
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