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Handlebar cable control with biased return feature

  • US 5,370,017 A
  • Filed: 07/07/1993
  • Issued: 12/06/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A handlebar mounted brake control mechanism for a Bowden brake cable comprising:

  • a handlebar having at least one end;

    a tubular handle member having first and second ends configured to telescopically slide over said at least one end of said handlebar and being coaxially rotatable thereabout between a first position and a second position;

    handle member biasing means disposed on said handlebar for biasing said handle member into said first position; and

    handle member guiding means for axially displacing said handle member reciprocally between said first position and said second position;

    a handle member cap being engaged at said second end of said handle member and having a cable restraining end configured for releasably accommodating an end of the cable, said axial displacement of said handle member exerting an axial pulling action on the brake cable; and

    said handle member biasing means being configured for returning said handle member to said first position from said second position upon the release of overriding force applied by the user.

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