Patent ID: 6244392
Filing Date: 2001-06-12
Classification: B62L,F16D

Abstract:
A braking system for a cycle having at least one wheel, the wheel having a rim, the braking system comprising:a braking assembly includinga casing adapted for coupling to the cycle, the casing having a pair of angled slots,a cylindrical brake pad having opposite sides and an outer perimeter wall extending between the opposite sides, said brake pad further having an axle having opposite ends extending outwardly from said opposite sides of said brake pad, each of said opposite ends of said brake pad being positioned in an associated one of said angled slots in said casing, andsaid angled slots each having a first end and a second end, said casing being positioned such that said first ends of said angled slots are positioned proximate the rim of the wheel such that said brake pad contacts the rim when the opposite ends of the axle are positioned proximate said first ends of said angled slots, said second ends being positioned such that said brake pad is positioned in a spaced relationship to the rim when said opposite ends of said axle are positioned proximate said second ends of said angled slots; anda cable assembly, said cable assembly being coupled to the braking assembly, said cable assembly being adapted for urging the braking assembly into contact with the rim to slow rotation of the wheel.