Back to results
US 10,501,144 B2Granted
Bicycle lever assembly adjustment device
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorBraden T. Snead
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A lever assembly for a bicycle may be adjustable. The lever assembly may include an anchoring member, a rod coupled to the anchoring member, and a retaining device applying a clamping force to the anchoring member. The retaining device may include a first extension and a second extension configured to obstruct rotation of the rod about a longitudinal axis of the rod.
Claims20
A lever assembly for a bicycle, comprising:
- an anchoring member;
- a lever pivotably coupled to the anchoring member;
- a rod threadably coupled to the anchoring member and operatively coupled to the lever;
- and
- an anchoring member retaining device disposed around a portion of the anchoring member, the retaining device including a first extension and a second extension configured to obstruct rotation of the rod about a longitudinal axis of the rod, wherein the rod includes at least one flat surface to be engaged by the first extension, and rotation of the rod about the longitudinal axis of the rod adjusts a position of the lever, wherein the retaining device is a clip disposed around the anchoring member, the first extension is a first prong and the second extension is a second prong, wherein the first prong is configured to engage a first surface disposed on a first side of the rod, the second prong configured to engage a second surface disposed on a second side of the rod.
2 more elements
A control lever assembly for a bicycle, the lever assembly comprising:
- an anchoring member;
- a lever coupled to the anchoring member;
- a rod adjustably coupled to the anchoring member;
- and
- a retaining device coupled to the anchoring member and operatively coupled to the rod to apply a clamping force to bias the rod against rotation about a longitudinal axis of the rod, wherein the rod includes a flat surface, the retaining device contacts the flat surface, and the lever is pivotably coupled to the anchoring member, wherein the retaining device is a clip disposed around the anchoring member, the first extension is a first prong and the second extension is a second prong, wherein the first prong is configured to engage a first surface disposed on a first side of the rod, the second prong configured to engage a second surface disposed on a second side of the rod.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.