US 12,134,441 B2
Grip assembly for vehicle
Todd Vorhies, Sandpoint, ID (US); John Doane Nichols, III, Winnetka, IL (US); Nathaniel Bartholomew Egging, Washington Hayden, ID (US); and Scott Miller Padiak, Glencoe, IL (US)
Assigned to Dextera Brakes, LLC, Winnetka, IL (US)
Filed by Dextera Brakes, LLC, Winnetka, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/519,779.
Application 18/519,779 is a continuation of application No. 18/152,702, filed on Jan. 10, 2023, granted, now 11,866,123.
Application 18/152,702 is a continuation of application No. 17/478,519, filed on Sep. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,618,529, issued on Apr. 4, 2023.
Application 17/478,519 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/892,112, filed on Jun. 3, 2020, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2024/0239437 A1, Jul. 18, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B62L 3/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62L 3/023 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A grip assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a housing having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a housing body extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the first end has a first opening that extends into an interior cavity, and a second opening of the housing that extends into the interior cavity, wherein the first opening receives a handlebar of the vehicle;
a lever having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a lever body extending between the first end and the second end, the lever pivotally connected to the housing at a lever pivot that is located a predetermined distance from the first end of the lever, wherein the lever includes an inboard region located between the first end of the lever and the lever pivot and configured to contact an index finger of a user and an outboard region located between the second end of the lever and the lever pivot and configured for a pinky finger of the user;
a bearing linkage having a first end pivotally connected to the housing at a first linkage pivot and a second end of the bearing linkage connected to a piston, wherein the piston is slidably connected to a hydraulic cylinder that connects to a hydraulic line that is part of a hydraulic braking system; and
wherein when the outboard region of the lever rotates toward the interior cavity, the second end of the bearing linkage pushes on the piston.