Patent ID: 9290232
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: B62K,B62L

Claim Text:
1. A brake assembly for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake assembly comprising: a housing mountable to a handlebar of the vehicle and having a fluid chamber formed therein; a piston assembly received and axially guided within the fluid chamber; a lever pivotally attached to the housing; a cam link on the lever; a follower link pivotally attached to the housing, wherein movement of the lever during a brake actuation lever stroke moves the cam link and the follower link relative to each other, wherein the cam and follower links interact to produce a variable rate of travel of the piston assembly relative to the travel of the lever during the brake actuation lever stroke; and a pushrod disposed between the follower link and the piston assembly.