Adjustable support system for cycle mirror
AssigneeMirrycle Corporation
InventorBarry M. Schacht
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Abstract
An adjustable rear view mirror support system for cycles is disclosed, which support system includes means designed to be attached to, or be integral with, a brake lever bracket assembly, which brake assembly is in turn adapted to be mounted on a cycle handlebar. The mirror support system is designed to allow adjustment of a supported mirror independently in at least two directions, while the mirror support is attached to a part of a brake lever bracket assembly mounted on a cycle handlebar. Various specific means for attaching the mirror support system to a brake lever bracket assembly, or constructing a portion of the support system integral with a brake lever bracket assembly, are disclosed.
Claims17
An adjustable support system for a cycle mirror which support system is designed for mounting on a standard cycle brake lever bracket assembly in a manner which will not interfer with the use or operation of said brake lever bracket assembly, wherein said brake lever bracket assembly defines at least one through hole and includes a lever bracket, a lever, and a lever pivot wherein the improvement comprises:
- a base member having a first and a second end, wherein substantially adjacent said first end is included means designed for mechanical attachment or abutment of said base member at at least one of said through holes defined by said standard brake lever bracket assembly;
- an arm, said arm having a first and second end said first end of said arm pivotally secured to said base substantially adjacent to said second end of said base and at an angle to said base, and
- a mounting member for supporting a mirror, said mounting member pivotally connected substantially adjacent to said second end of said arm;
- whereby such attachment or abutment of said support system to said standard brake lever bracket assembly is in a manner which will not interfer with the use or operation of said brake lever bracket assembly, and whereby further, by adjustment of said base member, said arm and said mounting member for supporting a mirror can be adjusted to substantially any direction of rear view and then retained in that direction with a substantial amount of stability.
An adjustable support system for a cycle mirror which support system is designed for mounting on a standard cycle brake lever bracket assembly in a manner which will not interfer with the use or operation of said brake lever bracket assembly, wherein said brake lever bracket assembly includes a lever bracket, a lever, a lever pivot, and lever pivot openings through said lever bracket wherein the improvement comprises:
- a base member having a first and a second end, wherein adjacent said first end is included a U-shaped saddle including a pair of legs designed and dimensioned to be mounted at said brake lever bracket assembly for mechanical attachment of said base member to said brake lever bracket assemblies;
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- a mounting member for supporting a mirror, said mounting member pivotally connected substantially adjacent to said second end of said base;
- whereby such attachment or abutment of said support system to said standard brake lever bracket assembly is in a manner which will not interfer with the use or operation of said brake lever bracket assembly.
A mirror mounting mechanism for a cycle, including, in combination:
- a standard brake lever bracket assembly, said brake lever bracket assembly defining at least one through hole and including a lever bracket, a lever, and a lever pivot;
- a base member having a first and a second end, wherein substantially adjacent said first end is included means designed for mechanical attachment or abutment of said base member at at least one of said openings defined by said standard brake lever bracket assembly;
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- a mounting member for supporting a mirror, said mounting member pivotally connected substantially adjacent to said second end of said base member;
- whereby such attachment or abutment of said support system to said brake lever bracket assembly is in a manner which will not interfer with the use or operation of said brake lever bracket assembly.
The method of attaching an adjustable cycle mirror support system to a cycle which support system is designed for mounting on a standard cycle brake lever bracket assembly, wherein said brake lever bracket assembly defines at least one through hole and includes a lever bracket, a lever, a lever pivot and a brake cable, and wherein said support system includes
- a base member having a first and a second end, wherein substantially adjacent said first end is included means designed for mechanical attachment or abutment of said base member at at least one of said through holes defined by said standard brake lever bracket assembly, including the steps of:
- aligning said means for attachment included with said base member with at least one of said through holes defined by said standard brake lever bracket assembly;
- and then mechanically attaching or abuting said support system to said lever bracket at said aligned through hole, whereby such attachment or abutment of said support system is in a manner which will not interfer with the use or operation of said brake lever bracket assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.