Patent ID: 6431326
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: B60T,B62L,Y10T

Abstract:
A brake operating device for a bicycle comprising:a mounting member adapted to be coupled to a handlebar, said mounting member having a cable passageway with a first abutment and a second abutment; a brake lever pivotally coupled to said mounting member, said brake lever having a cable attachment portion; a biasing member disposed in said cable passageway, said biasing member having first and second portions with said first portion operatively coupled to said first abutment; and a modulating member movably arranged within said cable passageway with said second portion of said biasing member operatively coupled to said modulating member to operatively bias said modulating member against said second abutment, said modulating member having a cable receiving through bore that is sized to permit a cable nipple to pass completely therethrough to be coupled to said cable attachment portion.