Patent ID: 6079523
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: B62L

Abstract:
A bicycle hand brake assembly for use with a conventional bicycle having a frame, a front wheel, a rear wheel, at least one brake handle, and at least one brake cable received within a brake cable casing, the brake cable and brake cable casing being conventionally mounted at a proximal end to the brake handle, said bicycle hand brake comprising:a first brake arm mounted on the bicycle frame proximate a first side of either of the bicycle front and rear wheels, said first brake arm being configured to define a lower end and an upper end, said first brake arm defining a substantially rigid construction between said lower end and said upper end, said upper end being disposed at an elevation above the bicycle wheel and at an approximate center line defined by said assembly, said first brake arm upper end defining a brake cable casing receptor for receiving a distal end of the brake cable casing and a firs brake cable slot for receiving a portion of the brake cable, said first brake cable slot initiating at said brake cable casing receptor and opening on an outside surface of said first brake arm;a second brake arm mounted on the bicycle frame proximate a second side of either of the bicycle front and rear wheels and in alignment with said first brake arm, said second brake arm being configured to define a lower end and an upper end, said upper end being disposed at an elevation below said first brake arm upper end and approximately vertically aligned with said lower end, said second brake arm defining a second brake cable slot for receiving a portion of the brake cable, said first brake cable slot and said second brake cable slot each being oriented to be in alignment when said bicycle hand brake assembly is mounted on a bicycle, thereby allowing the brake cable to be routed directly from said first brake arm to said second brake arm without requiring any bending thereof;a first mounting assembly for mounting said first brake arm to the bicycle; anda second mounting assembly for mounting said second brake arm to the bicycle.