Brake operating device for handle bar and bar ends

An attachment assembly for attachment to one end of a handle bar, comprising:

• a bar end having a first end with a clamp for coupling to the one end of the handle bar, a middle grip portion configured and sized without obstructions for receiving a rider's hand, and a second end positioned remotely from the handle bar;
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• a brake operating device fixedly coupled to said bar end, said brake operating device including
• a retaining portion forming a connection point for coupling one end of a control wire thereto,
• a first hand portion swingably mounted about a pivot point from a release position to a brake position and positioned adjacent said middle grip portion of said bar end to permit the rider's hand to grasp said first hand portion from said middle grip portion of said bar end, and
• a second hand portion swingably mounted about a pivot point from a release position to a brake position and positioned adjacent the handle bar coupled to said first end of said bar end to permit the rider's hand to grasp said second hand portion from the handle bar.

A brake operating device for use with a handle bar having a first grip portion and a second grip portion, comprising:

• a lever bracket for attachment to the handle bar and to a portion of a control wire, said lever bracket having a pivot point with a pivot axis arranged substantially traverse to a center longitudinal plane of said lever bracket;
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• a brake lever pivotally coupled to said lever bracket about said pivot point between a release position and a brake position, said brake lever including
• a retaining portion forming a connection point for coupling one end of the control wire thereto,
• a first hand portion swingably mounted about said pivot point and extending outwardly in a first direction relative to said brake lever to be offset to one side of said center longitudinal plane of said lever bracket such that said first hand portion is located adjacent the first grip portion of the handle bar to permit the rider's hand to grasp said first hand portion from the first grip portion of the handlebar, and
• a second hand portion swingably mounted about said pivot point and extending outwardly in a second direction relative to said brake lever to be offset to an opposed side of said center longitudinal plane from said first hand portion such that said second hand portion is positioned adjacent the second grip portion of the handle bar to permit the rider's hand to gasp said second hand portion from the second grip portion of the handle bar.

A handle bar assembly for attachment to a vehicle, comprising:

• a cross bar having a center portion, a first end with a first grip portion located on one side of said center portion, and a second end with a second grip portion located on the other side of said center portion;
• a first bar end having a first end coupled to said first end of said cross bar so as to extend generally perpendicular to said cross bar, a middle grip portion for receiving a rider's hand, and a second end positioned remotely from said cross bar;
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• a first brake operating device fixedly coupled to said first bar end, said first brake operating device including
• a first retaining portion forming a first connection point for coupling one end of a first control wire thereto,
• a first hand portion swingably mounted about a pivot point from a release position to a brake position and positioned adjacent said middle grip portion of said first bar end to permit the rider's hand to grasp said first hand portion from said middle grip portion of said first bar end, and
• a second hand portion swingably mounted about a pivot point from a release position to a brake position and positioned adjacent said first grip portion of said cross bar to permit the rider's hand to grasp said second hand portion from said first grip portion of said cross bar.