Patent ID: 7412829

Claim:
A bleeder screw for a bicycle hydraulic brake device comprising: an inner end; an outer end; a main body extending between the inner end and the outer end, wherein the main body includes; a first section having a threaded outer peripheral surface; a second section disposed between the first section and the inner end, wherein the second section has a smaller diameter than the threaded outer peripheral surface of the first section; wherein an axial length of the threaded outer peripheral surface is less than an axial length of the second section; an internal fluid passage; wherein the internal fluid passage opens through an outer peripheral surface of the second section at a location between the inner end and the threaded outer peripheral surface; wherein the internal fluid passage opens through the main body at a location between the threaded outer peripheral surface and the outer end; and a tool engagement surface disposed between the threaded outer peripheral surface and the outer end; wherein the tool engagement surface is disposed in close proximity to the first section; and a seal extending around a seal supporting outer peripheral surface of the main body between the threaded outer peripheral surface and the tool engagement surface; wherein there is no threaded outer peripheral surface on the main body between the seal and the tool engagement surface.