Patent ID: 11866123
Assignee: DEXTERA BRAKES, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A grip assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a housing having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a housing body extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end has a first opening that extends into an interior cavity, and a second opening of the housing that extends into the interior cavity, wherein the first opening receives a handlebar of the vehicle;
a lever having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a lever body extending between the first end and the second end, the lever pivotally connected to the housing at a lever pivot that is located a predetermined distance from the first end of the lever, wherein the lever includes an inboard region located between the first end of the lever and the lever pivot and configured to contact an index finger of a user and an outboard region located between the second end of the lever and the lever pivot and configured for a pinky finger of the user;
a bearing linkage having a first end pivotally connected to the lever at a first linkage pivot and a second end of the bearing linkage connected to a piston, wherein the piston is slidably connected to a hydraulic cylinder that connects to a hydraulic line that is part of a hydraulic braking system; and
wherein when the outboard region of the lever rotates toward the interior cavity, the second end of the bearing linkage pushes on the piston.