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US 5,669,268 AGranted
Brake lever mechanism
AssigneeTektro Technology Corporation
InventorShih Fan Tsai
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Abstract
A brake lever mechanism including a bracket having a shaft disposed in the middle portion. A brake handle has a grip and an arm joined at their proximal ends. The arm includes a lower portion engaged with the shaft and includes a groove and two recesses. One of the recesses is located closer to the shaft than the other recess such that the recess may move for a farther distance than the other recess relative to the shaft when the arm is rotated about the shaft, and such that the leverage of the brake lever can be adjusted.
Claims3
A brake lever mechanism comprising:
- a bracket including a middle portion having a pivot shaft provided therein,
- a brake handle including an elongated finger grip and a transverse elongated mounting arm joined at their proximal ends and integrally formed, said arm including a lower portion engaged with said pivot shaft so as to allow said arm to be rotated about said pivot shaft, said arm including a groove formed therein and including a first and a second recesses formed therein and communicating with said groove, said second recess being located between said pivot shaft and said first recess and located closer to said pivot shaft than said second recess, such that said first recess moves for a farther distance than said second recess relative to said pivot shaft when said arm is rotated about said pivot shaft,
- a coupler including a rod secured thereto and slidably engaged in said groove for engaging with said first and said second recesses, and
- means for retaining said rod in said first and said second recesses.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.