Patent ID: 6328138
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
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 of said biasing member being operatively coupled to said first abutment;a modulating member movably arranged within said cable passageway and operatively biased against said second abutment by said second portion of said biasing member; andan adjusting member movably arranged along said modulating member such that said adjusting member is movable relative to said modulating member, said adjusting member being biased toward said second abutment of said mounting member.