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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Mark D Moss, Hollidaysburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hedstrom Co., Bedford, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
188 24 ; 188 31 ;
Abstract
A sprocket-actuated bike brake includes a brake shoe swingable against the rear tire by an actuator engaged by the sprocket teeth when the pedal sprocket is rotated in reverse. Using a small number of parts, the brake couples a maximum amount of force from the sprocket to the brake shoe and imparts a drag on the tire which is proportional to the force on the pedals so that the bike has a stop length versus pedal force characteristic which is substantially linear.