Abstract:
A discoidal brake for a bicycle comprises a pair of discoids, each of which is mounted on a bicycle member laterally of a wheel rim, one on either side of the wheel. The discoid is pivotally mounted in levered relation on each pivot mount below adjacent and biased away from the wheel rim. A brake shoe is affixed to each discoid to allow camming of the brake shoe into the wheel rim facilitating braking. A control cable is affixed to a control member above the wheel with the control member being connected to the center of a yoke cable. The yoke cable is affixed to each discoid with yoke cable passed partway around the annular component on each discoid.
Abstract:
A micro-adjusting device of the bicycle brake holder is composed of a cap, an adjusting seat, a ferrule, an elastic body, and an adjustment bolt. The cap is mounted on the adjusting seat which is engaged with the ferrule fastened with the bicycle brake holder. The elastic body has a horizontal end which is fastened with the cap, and a vertical end which is received in a through hole of the head of the adjustment bolt. The adjustment bolt has a threaded body which is adjustably located in an adjustment slot of the bicycle brake holder. The adjustment bolt is securely located at a position in the adjustment slot of the bicycle brake holder by a fastening nut which is engaged with the threaded body of the adjustment bolt.
Abstract:
A caliper type brake assembly for a bicycle is formed of a pair of arms each having an elongated slot at an intermediate portion and adapted to be mounted pivotally on the front fork of a bicycle frame. A ball clamp is mounted in a socket mounted on the arm and has a hole extending through the center thereof into which is slidably received a rod. A brake shoe having a front face provided with a brake pad is in turn mounted at its rear face at the end of the rod. The brake shoe is universally adjustable by sliding the rod within the ball and by moving the ball within its socket.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a bicycle brake arm 1 used in a brake caliper apparatus. The brake arm 1 mounted to a bicycle frame F for pivotal movement about an axis X. A brake shoe mounting bracket 4 is likewise coupled to the bicycle frame F for pivotal movement about the axis X. In one embodiment, the brake arm 1 is formed with an arcuate recess 12 whose arcuate center coincides with the axis X. The brake shoe mounting bracket 4 has a first portion 4a formed with an arcuate contour, conforming to the contour of the recess 12, and the first portion 4a is slidably disposed within the recess 12. A bolt 9 extends through an elongated arcuate screw hole 8 formed in the first portion 4a and an aperture 4g formed in the brake arm 1. A brake shoe 5 is mounted to a position adjusting mechanism formed on the second portion 4b of the bracket 4. Loosening of the bolt 9 allows for easy adjustment of the clearance between the brake shoe 5 and a bicycle tire rim 6 independent of position adjustments of the shoe via the position adjusting mechanism formed on the second portion 4b of the bracket 4.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a braking device for a bicycle and in particular to one including an arm provided with a slot at an intermediate portion, a shoe having a rod at one side, a ball having a hole extending through a center thereof and a slit on its surface, a screw formed with a ring portion at one end and a threaded portion at another end, a knob having at one end a neck with a center through hole for receiving the rod of the shoe and at another end a slot with a curved surface at both sides, the neck of the knob being adapted to be received in the slot of the arm, and a nut engaged with the threaded portion of the screw.
Abstract:
An improved radial braking system uses the power of the cyclist's back pedaling to bring the braking member into contact with the rim of the wheel. The system allows for the direct contact of the braking member with the middle portion of the outer surface of the rim rather than to the side of the rim, as is common with the caliper type brakes. A rim having a laterally disposed lip for mounting of the spoke allows for an unobstructed middle portion for contact with the braking member.
Abstract:
A brake for a cycle includes a pair of brake arms each having a cylindrical section received in a through of mounting piece, the brake arms being movable axially and radially within the through and securable at a select position within the through. A brake pad attachment having a distal end and a substantially cylindrical proximal end is received in a bore in the brake arm. The bore has an axis substantially perpendicular to an axis of the cylindrical portion of the brake arm. The brake pad attachment is rotatable axially within the bore. The distal end of the brake pad attachment has a cylindrical hole with an axis perpendicular to an axis of the cylindrical proximal end, the cylindrical hole being sized to axially receive a brake pad post of a brake pad assembly. A clamp is operatively associated with each brake arm for securing the brake pad attachment at a select rotated position within the bore. Another clamp is operatively associated with each brake pad attachment for clamping the brake pad post received in the cylindrical hole of the brake pad attachment in a select position axially and radially.
Abstract:
An eye bolt for a bicycle cantilever brake system is modified by the enlargement of the shoulders of the head, so that they no longer set within the contoured adjustment washer and the addition of a device to hold the brake shoe stud within the eye. Generally this device would include a threaded hole oriented transversely to the eye and a cooperative set screw. This combination allows the brake shoe stud to be held firmly in place in the eye shaft. With this configuration, the brake shoe may be replaced or adjusted without undoing the nut which retains the eye bolt, thereby allowing the firm retention of the contour adjustment washers during the operation.
Abstract:
A bicycle brake device includes a curved brake arm that is formed with an elongated slot, an annular retaining seat that has a front end which is formed with a pair of diametrically opposite retaining notches, an annular support seat that has a rear uneven friction face which abuts against one side of the brake arm, a spring unit that is disposed in the support seat to bias the support seat away from the retaining seat, a washer that is provided with an uneven friction face which abuts against an opposite side of the brake arm, and a bolt that has a spherical head and a threaded shank. The threaded shank extends through the retaining seat, the spring unit, the support seat, the elongated slot of the brake arm and the washer. A portion of the spherical head extends into the retaining seat. A brake block has a front face which is provided with a brake pad and a rear face which is provided with a shaft projection that is connected removably to the spherical head and that engages the retaining notches of the retaining seat. A nut engages a distal end of the threaded shank and is rotated relative to the threaded shank so as to retain the spring unit in a compressed state and permit knurled end surfaces of the retaining seat and the support seat to engage one another.
Abstract:
This invention relates to improvements in foot brakes for bicycles of the type that when turning the pedals in the direction opposite to forward, a mechanism is set in motion which prevents turning of one of the bicycle''s wheels. This mechanism consists of lever including an annular portion coupled to the pedal and a lug pivotly fixed at one end of a guiding and joining structure which slidingly housed a portion of a bolt, the other portion of which is fixed to a yoke which is the brake as such.