George H Hinkens

US Patent:

53907710, Feb 21, 1995

Filed:

Apr 22, 1993

Appl. No.:

8/051474

Inventors:

George H. Hinkens - Fox Point WI
Curt H. Blaszczyk - Sturtevant WI

Assignee:

Hayes Industrial Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

B62L 110
B60T 1114

US Classification:

188344

Abstract:

A caliper brake assembly for a bicycle having a fork, a wheel having an axle mounted in said fork, and a brake disk mounted on the wheel, the assembly including a caliper housing mounted on the fork in a position to bridge the brake disk, the housing including an arm connected to the axle and a blind bore in the housing having a closed end and an open end, a piston mounted in the bore on each side of the disk, each piston including a brake pad, a master cylinder assembly connected to the bore, the caliper housing including passages connecting the open end of the blind bore to the closed end of the blind bore, and a lever assembly mounted on the bicycle for actuating the master cylinder assembly to pressurize the bore and move the pistons into engagement with the disk to brake the rotary motion of the wheel.

US Patent:

58486747, Dec 15, 1998

Filed:

Feb 11, 1998

Appl. No.:

/022178

Inventors:

Korey Johnson - West Allis WI
George H. Hinkens - Fox Point WI
Glenn S. Metzelfeld - Brookfield WI

Assignee:

Hayes Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

B62L 1114

US Classification:

188 18A

Abstract:

A disk brake assembly having a friction disk mounted on the hub of a motorcycle wheel, the friction disk having an inner hub and an outer ring interengaged by a plurality of equally spaced offset arms connecting the outer ring to the inner hub. The angle of each arm being such that the heat generated in the outer ring causes the outer end of the arms to expand in relation to the expansion of the outer ring and to contract on cooling to return the outer ring to its original position.

US Patent:

D4130928, Aug 24, 1999

Filed:

Mar 4, 1998

Appl. No.:

D/084512

Inventors:

Korey Johnson - West Allis WI
George H. Hinkens - Fox Point WI
Glenn S. Metzelfeld - Brookfield WI

Assignee:

Hayes Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

1216

US Classification:

D12180

US Patent:

63185148, Nov 20, 2001

Filed:

Dec 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/469041

Inventors:

George H. Hinkens - Mequon WI
James A. Buckley - Whitefish Bay WI
Jeffrey S. Gohr - Menomonee Falls WI
Lee Pfeil - New Berlin WI

Assignee:

Hayes Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

F16D 6540

US Classification:

188 7338

Abstract:

A disc brake assembly includes an improved pad holder for holding a brake pad in the brake assembly. The pad holder takes the form of a simple spring clip, preferably a wire form, that holds the rear surface of the pad tightly against the front surface of the piston or pistons of the associated caliper to prevent brake drag and brake rattle. The clip is simple and inexpensive to manufacture and can be easily installed without removing the disc or the caliper from the brake assembly. Indeed, the pad/pad holder subassembly can be removed from the brake assembly, without using any special tools, simply by imposing sufficient upward vertical retraction forces on the pad/pad holder subassembly to deflect the spring clip and to remove the pad holder from the pistons to which it is attached.

US Patent:

49149717, Apr 10, 1990

Filed:

Nov 21, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/274175

Inventors:

George H. Hinkens - Milwaukee WI
James J. Dimsey - Milwaukee WI

Assignee:

Hayes Industrial Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

F16C 110

US Classification:

745022

Abstract:

An anti-rotation device for a lever operated brake actuator for an all terrain vehicle of the type having brake cables connected to the brakes for the wheels of the vehicle. The actuator including a housing mounted on the vehicle, a lever arm pivotally mounted in the housing and being operatively connected to the brake cables, a sheath enclosing each of the brake cables and having one end secured to the vehicle in close proximity to the brakes. The anti-rotation device including an adjusting member connected to the other end of the sheath and mounted for axial movement in the housing, the adjusting member also including a threaded bore; a cable adjusting member mounted for rotary motion in the housing and having a threaded stud matingly engaging the threaded bore in the adjusting member, a thumb wheel mounted on the threaded stud for adjusting the length of the sheath and a cover mounted on the housing and including a number of ribs for preventing rotation of the thumb wheel.

US Patent:

59507721, Sep 14, 1999

Filed:

Aug 29, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/920495

Inventors:

James A. Buckley - Whitefish Bay WI
George H. Hinkens - Mequon WI
Korey Johnson - West Allis WI

Assignee:

Hayes Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

B62L 500

US Classification:

188 26

Abstract:

A bicycle brake system includes a flexible brake disk, a fixed mount single acting caliper, fixed and moveable brake pads and a brake actuator. The caliper is mounted on the bicycle frame in a position to straddle the brake disk. The fixed brake pad is mounted on one side of the caliper, and the moveable brake pad is mounted on the other side of the caliper. The brake actuator is on the moveable brake pad side of the brake disk and is aligned with the flexible brake disk. Upon actuation of the brake actuator, the flexible brake disk is flexed into engagement with the fixed brake pad.

US Patent:

59643218, Oct 12, 1999

Filed:

Apr 26, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/638526

Inventors:

George H. Hinkens - Fox Point WI

Assignee:

Hayes Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

B60T 1100

US Classification:

188 724

Abstract:

A caliper assembly for controlling the rotation of a brake disk, the assembly including a caliper, a piston cylinder in the caliper on each side of the disk, a piston positioned in each of the cylinders, and a flange in the open end of each of the cylinders for supporting the piston for reciprocal motion in the cylinder, a groove on the inner side of the flange for supporting a seal ring and a groove on the outer side of the flange for supporting a wiper ring, and an opening at the end of the cylinder greater than the diameter of the piston cylinder, which allows for a much greater piston to bore angularity and prevents jamming of the piston in the cylinder.

US Patent:

60036397, Dec 21, 1999

Filed:

Jan 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/232400

Inventors:

James A. Buckley - Whitefish Bay WI
George H. Hinkens - Mequon WI
Korey Johnson - West Allis WI

Assignee:

Hayes Brake, Inc. - Mequon WI

International Classification:

B62L 500

US Classification:

188 26

Abstract:

A hydraulic brake system for a two wheel bike having handlebars, a master cylinder assembly mounted on the handlebar, the assembly including a housing, a tubular body mounted in the housing, a piston mounted in the tubular body, an overrating lever pivotally mounted on the housing, a push rod operatively connecting the operating lever to the piston, a spring mounted in the cartridge body to bias the piston to an inoperative position in the cartridge body, a resilient bladder filled with a hydraulic fluid enclosing the cartridge body, a port timing hole in the cartridge body connecting the cartridge body to the bladder to maintain fluid pressure in the cartridge body, a brake assembly mounted on the housing, and a brake line operatively connecting the cartridge body to the brake assembly.