Patents by Inventor Roger Walter Coombes

Roger Walter Coombes has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Supplemental mechanism for actuating the brake of a bicycle and methods of use
    Patent number: 8960379
    Abstract: The present invention describes a supplemental mechanism for actuating the brake of a bicycle either independently or as an addition to normal hand operation of the brake by a brake lever on the handlebars. The actuating mechanism can be adapted to operate a variety of manufactured rim, disc or hub brakes and brake operating mechanisms, including but not limited to Bowden cables and hydraulic actuators and to a variety of different bicycle configurations including but not limited to tandems, (which here is used to describe any kind of multi-seat bicycle), recumbent bicycles and tricycles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Inventor: Roger Walter Coombes
  • SUPPLEMENTAL MECHANISM FOR ACTUATING THE BRAKE OF A BICYCLE AND METHODS OF USE
    Publication number: 20130292213
    Abstract: The present invention describes a supplemental mechanism for actuating the brake of a bicycle either independently or as an addition to normal hand operation of the brake by a brake lever on the handlebars. The actuating mechanism can be adapted to operate a variety of manufactured rim, disc or hub brakes and brake operating mechanisms, including but not limited to Bowden cables and hydraulic actuators and to a variety of different bicycle configurations including but not limited to tandems, (which here is used to describe any kind of multi-seat bicycle), recumbent bicycles and tricycles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventor: Roger Walter Coombes