Brake Or Gear Shift Lever Or Unit Patents (Class D12/179)
  • Brake actuating system
    Patent number: 6443027
    Abstract: A brake operating device (30) is configured such that actuation of the brake lever (34) around the lever pivot (36) displaces the cable (38) in a direction transverse to the cable length toward the lever pivot (36), as the user is actuating the brake lever (34). This provides at least a 33% increase in mechanical advantage over the actuation range of the brake lever (34).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: SRAM Corporation
    Inventors: John D. Cheever, Michael W. Larson, Andrew J. Caron, Scott A. McLaughlin, David Zimberoff
  • Variable-attitude mount for brake controllers and the like
    Patent number: 6419055
    Abstract: A positioner member having a spherically curved wall with an opening through it, a receiver having a surface complementary to the curved wall to nestably interfit with it, a releasable locking member disposed behind the curved wall, and an elongated connector member extending from the receiver through the opening in the curved wall and into engagement with the locking member to permit tightening and loosening of the positioner and receiver, whereby they may be moved relative to one another in a three-dimensionally orbital manner when the connector and locking element are loosened but immovably clamped when these two elements are tightened. The positioner member is attachable to a desired external support such as an automobile dashboard, and the receiver is attachable to a brake controller or other such device. The receiver may be integral with the brake controller, formed in or attached to a side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Inventors: John Walsh, Mark Roth, Joseph B. Wells, Jason A. Reichard
  • Brake lever stroke adjusting mechanism
    Patent number: 6053068
    Abstract: A brake lever arm is mounted to a base member, with the base member fixed to a bicycle handlebar. The lever arm is pivotal about a pivot point on the base. The lever arm includes an adjusting mechanism that is slidable in grooves formed on the lever arm such that the adjusting mechanism may be selectively moved to a plurality of positions located at differing distances away from the pivot point. An adjusting screw extends through a portion of the base and, in one embodiment, contacts a portion of the adjusting mechanism. In another embodiment, the adjusting screw contacts a portion of the lever arm. Movement of the adjusting screw allows for positioning of the lever arm to define a brake dis-engagement position. The adjusting mechanism includes a contact member that is contactable with a brake cable connected to the lever arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2000
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhisa Yamashita, Tsuyoshi Sakashita
  • Protective cover for gear shift lever
    Patent number: D435811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Ronnie K Smith
  • Gear shift locking unit
    Patent number: D436333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Inventor: Tatagyas Awastu
  • Motorcycle brake or clutch lever
    Patent number: D436903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventors: Ralph Frederic Durdin, Richard Joseph Diotte
  • Shift input module for automated transmission
    Patent number: D439555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: ZF Meritor, LLC
    Inventors: Frank A. Palmeri, Charles E. Allen, Jr., Bryant K. McLaughlin, Mark Bonner, Evan Carpenter Crawford
  • Motorcycle shifter rod
    Patent number: D440916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Bobby J. Marsh
  • Surface configuration of a gear lever plate for a vehicle
    Patent number: D440917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Surface configuration of a gear lever for a vehicle
    Patent number: D440918
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Surface configuration of a gear lever for a vehicle
    Patent number: D440919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventor: Peter Pfeiffer
  • Operating lever for working vehicle
    Patent number: D441330
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Okazawa, Toshihiro Kawano, Sigeyuki Satou
  • Six-gun shift knob
    Patent number: D441700
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Inventor: William D Lane
  • Operating lever for working vehicle
    Patent number: D441701
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Okazawa, Akifumi Inamaru, Toshihiro Kawano, Sigeyuki Satou
  • Portion of a disc brake lever
    Patent number: D442528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Youko Terasawa
  • Portion of a disc brake lever
    Patent number: D442529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Youko Terasawa
  • Clutch quadrant
    Patent number: D443238
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Steeda
    Inventor: Andrew D. Carlson
  • Control handle for pneumatic devices
    Patent number: D445232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventor: Scott D. Price
  • Brake handle
    Patent number: D445385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Random Products Trust
    Inventor: Bjarki H. Hallgrimsson
  • Clutch quadrant
    Patent number: D445741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: Steeda
    Inventor: Andrew D. Carlson
  • Control lever extender
    Patent number: D446488
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Inventors: Dennis H. Hancock, Jeffrey D. Hancock
  • Zipped gaiter
    Patent number: D449025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Inventor: Anthony Paul Nicol
  • Forged machined shifter handle
    Patent number: D449809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Steeda Autosports, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew D. Carlson
  • Brake and/or clutch lever
    Patent number: D450279
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Inventors: Ralph Frederic Durdin, Richard Joseph Diotte
  • Bicycle shift control device
    Patent number: D454102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshihide Iteya
  • Bicycle shift control device
    Patent number: D454103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Shimano Inc.
    Inventor: Yoshihide Iteya
  • Vehicle brake system control knob
    Patent number: D454818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: 55 Brake Company
    Inventor: G. David MacGregor
  • Motorcycle brake housing
    Patent number: D454819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Tetsuya Nakazawa
  • Gear shift lever handle
    Patent number: D457475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventors: Donald Lee Agate, Sr., Diane Marie Agate
  • Shifting rod for cruiser motorcycles
    Patent number: D457841
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Inventor: Erik E. Hansen
  • Front joint
    Patent number: D458880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Random Products Trust
    Inventor: Bjarki Hallgrimsson
  • Lighted vehicle gear-shift knob
    Patent number: D458881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: Calvin Wang
  • Surface configuration of a shift lever for a vehicle
    Patent number: D463765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Peter Pfeiffer, Murat Guenak, Franz Lecher, Steffen Koehl
  • Control lever for vehicles
    Patent number: D464007
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Mannesmann Rexroth
    Inventor: Vincent Ligneau
  • Shifter
    Patent number: D467208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventor: Brant Monson
  • Gear shift lever
    Patent number: D469724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: João Marcos de Oliveira Ramos, Ehab Kaoud
  • Gear shift knob
    Patent number: D471139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jose Wyszogrod, Osamu Nakajima, Koji Kamata
  • Loaded dice shift knob
    Patent number: D473171
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Inventor: William D Lane
  • Gear shift knob for automobile
    Patent number: D473501
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Carmate
    Inventors: Terunaga Yoshida, Yasuyoshi Yamamoto
  • Lever for two-wheeled motor vehicles
    Patent number: D473830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masamoto Ito, Mitsuru Yamamoto
  • Agricultural vehicle joystick
    Patent number: D419570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2000
    Assignee: Hardi Evrard (Limited Company)
    Inventors: Alain Blondeel, Herve Santune
  • Automobile power brake booster plate
    Patent number: D422253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventor: James M. Boykin
  • Brake master cylinder
    Patent number: D425464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Performance Machine Inc.
    Inventor: Perry Sands
  • Automobile accessory
    Patent number: D426137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Allison Corporation
    Inventors: Gregg Ball, David Dennison
  • Motorcycle shifter rod
    Patent number: D428371
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2000
    Inventor: Bobby J. Marsh
  • Gear shift knob
    Patent number: D428792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Rally Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Iacovelli
  • Handle
    Patent number: D430087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: AC Schumacher
  • Acceleration controller for electromotive bicycle
    Patent number: D430522
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignees: Index Electronics Co., Ltd., Fairly Bike Manufacturing
    Inventor: Tsun-Tying Hsu
  • Motorcycle brake or clutch lever
    Patent number: D432470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Inventors: Ralph Frederic Durdin, Richard Joseph Diotte
  • Motorcycle shifter rod
    Patent number: D433973
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Inventor: Bobby J. Marsh