Patent ID: 7267205

Claim:
An apparatus for actuating a bicycle hub brake, wherein the bicycle hub brake includes a fastening bracket adapted to be nonrotatably mounted relative to a bicycle frame, a brake drum, and a brake mechanism adapted to apply a braking force to the brake drum, wherein the brake drum rotates integrally with a bicycle hub body around a hub axle, wherein the apparatus comprises: an actuating member structured to be movably mounted relative to the fastening bracket for actuating the brake mechanism; a rotating member structured to be rotatably mounted relative to the fastening bracket independently of the actuating member; wherein the rotating member includes an axle opening dimensioned to receive a bicycle hub axle therethrough so that the rotating member rotates around the hub axle; wherein the rotating member includes an actuating member moving unit for moving the actuating member; and wherein the rotating member has a cable winding surface to wind a brake actuating cable thereon.