Brake block for a bicycle having replaceable brake pad segments
US6244396A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16D2069/0441
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brake pad block for a bicycle wheel rim brake which includes an elongate holder and a plurality of pad segments having a contact surface for abutting a wheel rim, with at least two of the plurality of pad segments having distinct contact surfaces within a contact surface plane providing a different frictional characteristic when abutting the wheel rim. The pad segments are removeably and slideably engaged with the elongate holder in a direction parallel to the contact surface plane with the contact surfaces extending from the holder in an operative orientation for abutment with the wheel rim. A stay is operatively associated with the elongate holder and the pad segments to selectively maintain the slideably engaged pad segments in a fixed position relative to the pad holder and permits slideable disengagement of the pad segments from the pad holder.
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