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US 5,813,501 AGranted
Hand operated hydraulic vehicle brake
OwnerMaurice C. Terry, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A hand operated hydraulic brake system includes a manual, lever operated master cylinder control which transfers hydraulic pressure from the master control to one or more hydraulic slave actuating cylinders. The system transfers force through the use of rolling diaphragms in a completely sealed hydraulic containment system. Actuated by the lever, the applied force is transmitted through a hydraulic line, or lines against piston rams to force brake pads against a rim, disk or other braking surface of a wheel.
Claims8
A hydraulic brake system for a wheeled vehicle comprising:
- a master hydraulic cylinder,
- a brake actuating lever associated with said master cylinder to compress hydraulic fluid within said master cylinder upon actuation of said brake actuating lever,
- a hydraulic fluid transfer line extending from said master cylinder to a pair of hydraulic slave cylinders positioned on each side of a wheel,
- each said slave cylinder including brake pads to contact braking surfaces on a wheel of said vehicle,
- a bracket assembly for mounting on a frame support member of said vehicle to mount said hydraulic slave cylinders,
- said bracket assembly including a first mounting structure permitting lateral adjustability and a second mounting structure permitting vertical adjustability thereby to position said brake pads adjacent said wheel braking surfaces, and
- wherein said bracket assembly and each said slave cylinder are configured to permit substantial universal rotational movement of each slave cylinder with respect to said bracket assembly.
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