Patents by Inventor Tomoki Kakihara

Tomoki Kakihara 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).

  • Brake cable connector device for connecting brake cable to brake lever in brake device
    Publication number: 20010017245
    Abstract: A brake cable connector device used for a brake device, and serving for guiding a brake cable into engagement with a brake lever when an end portion of the brake cable is introduced through an opening formed through a backing plate into the interior of the brake device under assembling. The brake cable connector device includes a guide member which is formed separately from the brake lever and which is fixedly attachable to the brake lever. The guide member is configured such that an end of the brake cable is brought into contact with the guide member and guided into engagement with an engaging portion of the brake lever when the end portion of the brake cable is introduced into the interior of the brake device at a predetermined position of the brake device. The brake cable connector device includes a guide pipe which extends through the backing plate so that the brake cable is introduced through the guide pipe into the interior of the brake device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Applicant: Hosei Brake Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyasu Komoda, Naomi Mitsuoka, Tomoki Kakihara