Patent ID: 6016718
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B60T,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand brake, comprising:an operating lever;a ratchet hingedly coupled to said operating lever;a plurality of teeth regularly formed on said ratchet;a rotational body hingedly coupled to said operating lever and to said ratchet, wherein said rotational body rotates along the same plane of rotation as said operating lever and allows said operating lever to be selectively locked and released from said ratchet;an operational member substantially disposed within said operating lever;a slide member coupled to an end portion of said operational member;a pawl hingedly coupled to said rotational body, said pawl being biased to be in gear with any of said teeth of said ratchet; andan upper limiter hingedly coupled to said operating lever, whereby said upper limiter limits the upward rotation of said rotational body.