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US 9,650,104 B2Granted
Bicycle trailer brake system
OwnerMavis A Irwininventor
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Abstract
A bicycle trailer brake includes an actuator forming a lever to actuate a brake. The actuator includes a mounting structure to couple the actuator to a bicycle or bicycle trailer and an input interface to receive an input force from a user. Upon attachment of the mounting structure to a bicycle or bicycle trailer, the input interface is positioned in a position behind and above a bicycle seat of a bicycle.
Claims20
A bicycle trailer brake comprising:
- an actuator forming a lever to actuate a brake, wherein the actuator comprises a mounting structure to couple the actuator to a bicycle or bicycle trailer;
- the actuator comprising an input interface to receive an input force from a user;
- wherein upon attachment of the mounting structure to a bicycle or bicycle trailer, the input interface is positioned in a position behind and above a bicycle seat and configured to receive the input force from the user when the user slides rearward off the bicycle seat to rotate the lever and actuate the brake.
A bicycle trailer brake apparatus comprising:
- an input interface to receive an input force from a user;
- an actuator coupled to the input interface, the actuator configured to support the input interface and actuate in response to input applied to the input interface;
- a mounting structure to couple the actuator to a portion of a frame of a bicycle trailer;
- and
- a brake to apply a braking force to the bicycle trailer in response to actuation of the actuator
- wherein the input interface comprises a paddle configured to be positioned behind a seat of a bicycle when the bicycle trailer is attached to the bicycle and configured to receive the input force from the user when the user slides rearward off the seat and makes contact with the paddle.
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A bicycle trailer system comprising:
- a frame;
- a bicycle attachment structure configured to facilitate attachment of the frame to a bicycle;
- an actuator coupled to the frame of a bicycle trailer;
- an input interface coupled to the actuator and configured to receive an input applied by a user to actuate the actuator;
- a brake to apply a braking force to the bicycle trailer in response to the input applied at the input interface actuating the actuator;
- and
- wherein the input interface comprises a paddle, wherein the paddle is configured to be positioned behind a seat of a bicycle when the bicycle trailer is attached to the bicycle and configured to receive the input force from the user when the user slides rearward off the seat and makes contact with the paddle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.