Patent ID: 6609586
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B60T,B62K,B62L,Y10T

Abstract:
In combination, a brake and a recreational vehicle comprising:a recreational vehicle with a braking mechanism for precluding movement of the recreational vehicle upon the actuation thereof; a griping lever being pivotally mounted to a grip of the recreational vehicle, wherein the gripping lever is pivotable between a first orientation with a gripping portion thereof spaced from the grip and the braking mechanism being disengaged and a second orientation with the gripping lever being positioned towards the grip and the braking mechanism being actuated; the gripping lever having a piston assembly including a piston slidably received in said gripping lever and being positionable between a retracted position with the braking mechanism being disengaged and an extended position with the braking mechanism being actuated, the piston being biased towards the extended position; a tether for attachment to a rider of the recreational vehicle; and a release mechanism engaging the piston assembly and the tether for actuating the braking mechanism upon the rider inadvertently falling off of the recreational vehicle.