Patent ID: 8661934

Claim:
A brake lever assembly comprising: a housing, and a brake lever that includes a main body portion having a pivot end, a distal end, a top and a bottom, and a reach adjustment mechanism disposed adjacent the pivot end of the main body portion, the reach adjustment mechanism including: a top opening, a bottom opening, and an elongated opening defined in the main body portion, the elongated opening receiving a journal therein and including two parallel sides and two rounded ends, wherein the journal defines an axis and is rotatably mounted to the housing, and an adjustment bolt extending through the top opening, through the elongated opening, through a through hole defined in the journal, and through the bottom opening, wherein the adjustment bolt defines an axis, wherein the elongated opening defines a length in a direction parallel to and co-axial with the axis of the adjustment bolt and the first and second parallel sides, and wherein the journal has a diameter that is less than the length of the elongated opening, wherein when the adjustment bolt is rotated to adjust the reach, the journal rotates about its axis with respect to the housing, the main body portion of the brake lever translates with respect to the journal and the position of the adjustment bolt with respect to the main body portion remains unchanged in a direction parallel to the axis of the adjustment bolt.