Cable tension adjuster for height-adjustable wheeled vehicle

A brake assembly for a manually operated, height-adjustable wheeled vehicle, the brake assembly comprising:

• a brake cable assembly having a cable and a cable sleeve extending about the cable, the cable sleeve having a first segment and a second segment;
• a brake cable housing shaped to enclose an excess portion of the brake cable assembly;
• and
• a cable adjuster coupled to the brake cable assembly, the cable adjuster being enclosed by the brake cable housing,
• the cable adjuster having a first subassembly having a first sleeve coupled to and extending outwards from an end of the first segment of the cable sleeve of the brake cable assembly, the first subassembly having a male member coupled to and extending outwards from the first sleeve,
• the cable adjuster having a second subassembly having a second sleeve coupled to and extending outwards from an end of the second segment of the cable sleeve of the brake cable assembly, the second subassembly having a female member coupled to and extending outwards from the second sleeve,
• the male member coupled to and selectively adjustable relative to the female member,
• wherein at least one of the female member and the male member is rotatably coupled to its corresponding segment of the cable sleeve of the brake cable assembly.

A manually-operated, height-adjustable vehicle including a height-adjustable assembly having a longitudinal axis, and a brake assembly comprising:

• a brake cable assembly;
• a brake cable housing shaped to enclose an excess portion of the brake cable assembly coupled to the height-adjustable assembly, and extending laterally outwards relative to said longitudinal axis;
• and
• a cable adjuster coupled to the brake cable assembly, the cable adjuster being enclosed by the brake cable housing;
• wherein the brake cable assembly includes a cable and a cable sleeve extending about the cable, wherein the cable adjuster includes a first subassembly comprising a first sleeve shaped to receive and couple to an end of a first segment of the cable sleeve of said brake cable assembly, the first subassembly further comprising a threaded tube coupled to and extending outwards from the first sleeve, and wherein the cable adjuster includes a second subassembly comprising a second sleeve shaped to receive and couple to an end of a second segment of the cable sleeve of said brake cable assembly, the second subassembly further comprising a nut coupled to and extending outwards from said second sleeve, the nut threadably coupling to said threaded tube, with threaded adjustment of the nut along the threaded tube altering the effective length of the cable sleeve of the brake cable assembly, and wherein a first portion of the brake cable assembly extends along the height-adjustable assembly and a second portion of the brake cable assembly is enclosed within the brake cable housing.