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Hayes Brake, LLC

James M Criscuolo

James A Buckley

Donald D Brown

Terry Lou Reese

William R Molzon

Scott A Walterman

Joseph A Lang

Scott A Waterman

Susan R Lang, Legal Representative

A golf car having a hydraulic fluid brake system. The hydraulic fluid brake system is implemented as a disk brake system which is responsive to hydraulic fluid pressure generated from a master cylinder. A brake pedal and associated linkage provides input to a master cylinder to generate a hydraulic fluid pressure to control a brake caliper assembly. The brake pedal has a range of travel, where a first portion of the range defines a service mode of operation and a second portion of the range defines a parking mode of operation. In the parking mode of operation, the brake pedal and linkage engages a detent to maintain application of the brake to provide a parking mode of operation. An accumulator in the brake system provides an input force to maintain hydraulic fluid pressure sufficient to retain a parking mode of operation.

Golf car having disk brakes and single point latching brake

A hydraulic brake system () for a vehicle such as a golf car or the like uses the same brakes () and same brake pedal () for both service braking and park and hold braking. The brakes () are selectively engaged, locked in their engaged position, and released using an integrated control assembly including a brake pedal (), an accelerator pedal (), and a brake pedal locking mechanism (). The brake pedal locking mechanism () is configured to automatically latch the brake pedal () in a locked position thereof and to automatically unlatch the brake pedal () from its locked position upon either subsequent movement of the brake pedal () into an overtravel position or subsequent actuation of the accelerator pedal (). In addition, a hydraulic accumulator () stores part of the energy generated upon brake pedal depression and consequent manual actuation of a master cylinder () of the system to maintain the brakes () in their fully engaged state when the brake pedal () is latched. The stored energy can also be used to help return an applied brake pedal () to its released position, in which case return fluid flow to the master cylinder () is damped to avoid undesirable severe kickback of the brake pedal. The accumulator () preferably comprises a modular spring and retainer assembly that can be preassembled separately from the remainder of the system and subsequently mounted on the system as a unit.

Brake system having hydraulic accumulator and/or combined service brake and park and hold brake

Golf car

This invention comprises a reversible orthopedic brace for the human arm and shoulder, useful for supporting and immobilizing either arm for indefinite periods of time. The brace is simply constructed with improved adjustment and locking means so that it may be adapted for use with either arm. It comprises two or more interconnected harness members to be fastened about the wearer's torso, and which are maintained in parallel relationship and securely joined to form a unitary structure by a hip support assembly, a locking bar assembly and a main support assembly, the latter two assemblies cooperating to receive and adjustably secure an arm support assembly. All elements cooperate to distribute uniformly the weight of the wearer's immobilized arm to the shoulders and torso.

Orthopedic arm and shoulder brace

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Columbia, TN, United States of America

James M Criscuolo