Caliper brake for a bicycle
CA 2048225 A1 · Owner: Cannondale Corporation · Inventors: D'Aluisio, Christopher
Overview
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A caliper brake for a bicycle comprises a pair of pivot mounts, one of which is mounted on a bicycle member laterally of a wheel rim, one on either side of the wheel. A brake arm is pivotally mounted in cantilevered relation on each pivot mount adjacent its lower end is biassed away, from the wheel rim, and carries a brake shoe intermediate its ends. A guide is affixed to a member of the bicycle above the wheels A brake lever cable is connected directly to the upper end of one brake arm. A sheath of the brake lever cable terminates in spaced-apart relation to the upper end of the one brake arm to which the cable is attached and has its end received in a holder. A yoke cable is affixed to …
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Why it's free to use
- Filed July 31, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 31, 2011.
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