Swivel mechanism for a bicycle

• Main Author: WU; CHINANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.02.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: BRAKES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE SIDE-CARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; CYCLES; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR; RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORCYCLES; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES; TRANSPORTING

A swivel mechanism for a bicycle includes a base fixedly mounted around a head tube of the bicycle. An annular sleeve is rotatably mounted around the base. A swivel ring is rotatably mounted between the upperside of the base and an underside of the annular sleeve. A cap is securely mounted around an upper end of a steerer tube of the bicycle. An upper connector has at least one first brake cable fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of the cap. A first wire is slidably mounted in the first brake cable and has a lower end fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of the annular sleeve. A lower connector has at least one second brake cable fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of the base. A second wire is slidably mounted in the second brake cable and has an upper end fixedly mounted on an outer periphery of the swivel ring.