Method for locking a hand operated brake lever in its applied position
OwnerRobert C. Griffithinventor
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Abstract
A removable brake locking device for a hand-operated brake lever on a bicycle in its brake actuating position is provided and can be used with only one hand. The device is an nonextendible strap having a loop arranged and configured to be disposed around a handlebar to which the brake lever is attached. File strap has a linear free end extending from the loop which is then snugly pulled over the lever and attached to the loop to cause or to retain the brake lever in a closed or actuated configuration. The bicycle wheel couple to the corresponding brake is locked and the bicycle can be leaned against a vertical support without the likelihood of its turning and falling.
Claims5
A method of maintaining a hand-operated, handlebar-mounted brake lever in its brake-engaging position comprising the steps of:
- fixing one end portion of a strap to said handlebar by looping a fixed closed loop of said strap over said handlebar with one hand;
- depressing said lever into its said brake-engaging position with said strap with said one hand;
- closely wrapping said strap around said lever in its brake-engaging position with said one hand;
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- securely fastening the free other end portion of said strap to said fixed end portion with said one hand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.