Patent ID: 7886880
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake lever assembly, comprising: a brake lever including (i) a base member, (ii) a guide spring support attached to said base member, and (iii) a connector structure attached to said base member; and a cable assembly including (i) a guide spring supported by said guide spring support, and (ii) a cable extending through said guide spring, wherein said guide spring support defines an aperture having a perimeter, wherein said guide spring support includes a first tab, a second tab, and a third tab each extending from said perimeter, wherein said guide spring extends through said aperture so as to be positioned in contact with each of said first tab, said second tab, and said third tab, wherein said connector structure has defined therein a slot having a reduced width portion and an increased width portion, wherein at least one of said first tab, second tab, and third tab extends toward an axis which extends through said aperture and said reduced width portion, and wherein said cable further extends though said reduced width portion of said slot.