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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Applicant:
Sram, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Braden T. Snead, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
SRAM, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62L 3/02 (2006.01); B62K 23/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62L 3/023 (2013.01); B62K 23/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A brake assembly for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake assembly including a housing mountable to a handlebar of the vehicle and having a chamber formed therein. The brake assembly is provided with a variable rate linkage. A piston assembly is received and axially guided within the chamber and is provided with a piston adjustment mechanism that does not affect the function of the variable rate linkage.