Self-adjusting bike brake operating mechanism

A self-adjusting manual bike brake cable operating mechanism, comprising a housing for said brake cable operating mechanism mounted to a handlebar portion of a bike, said housing comprising a generally flat and rectangular shaped enclosure open at its top and one of its ends, means at the bottom of said enclosure for clamping the same to said handlebar portion, another generally falt enclosure having a handle member affixed thereto, said another enclosure being positioned within said first mentioned enclosure to close its open top and end, a ratchet wheel rotatably mounted inside said another enclosure, said another enclosure being rotatably mounted inside said first enclosure on the same axis as said wheel, a brake operating cable wound on said wheel, a spring biased pawl mounted in said another enclosure for engagement with said wheel whereby said another enclosure and wheel are rotated in unison in one direction to wind said cable on said wheel when said handle is operated, and another spring biased pawl mounted in said first enclosure for engagement with said wheel to limit unwinding of said cable upon release of said handle.