Patent ID: 6948596
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
1. A brake assembly comprising: a) a lever for causing braking of a rotatable member; b) a cylindrical drum securable to a rotatable member; c) a cylindrical band securable with the drum, the band having frictional material disposed on an inner surface thereof so as to be engageable with the drum and resist motion of the rotatable member upon engagement of said frictional material with the drum; d) a cylindrical actuating member for applying force to the band, the actuating member being connected with the lever, the band moving in the same direction as the member when force is applied to the drum upon movement of-the lever; and e) the actuating member includes a substantially cylindrical extension on an end thereof, the extension having first and second ends that include apertures for retaining pins therein, the band being disposed between the first and second ends.