Patent ID: 7854302

Claim:
A bicycle brake apparatus adapted to be mounted to a bicycle frame, wherein the apparatus comprises: a securing bracket with an axle opening dimensioned to receive a bicycle wheel hub axle therethrough; a braked member that has a braking surface and is adapted to rotate with a bicycle wheel hub rotatably supported by the hub axle; a braking member adapted to contact the braking surface; an operating unit including an actuating arm that selectively causes the braking member to contact the braking surface in response to rotation of the actuating arm; and a locking unit structured for attachment to the securing bracket, wherein the locking unit extends in an axial direction of the hub axle and is dimensioned to nonrotatably engage the bicycle frame radially inwardly of a rotating portion of the brake apparatus; wherein the locking unit comprises a first threaded member dimensioned to be inserted into a hub axle mounting slot formed in the bicycle frame and attached to the securing bracket at an attachment location, wherein the attachment location aligns with the hub axle mounting slot and is disposed radially outwardly from the axle opening; and wherein the locking unit is coupled to the braking member to prevent the braking member from rotating around the axle opening.