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US 10,058,767 B2Granted
Braking system for a recreational riding-board
AssigneeStreetboardz International Pty Ltd
InventorsAnthony Haddleton, Ivor Ackermann
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a braking system for a recreational riding-board. The braking system includes a braking mechanism and an activating means. The braking mechanism is adapted to slow down or stop, the motion of the riding-board. The activating means is adapted to control the braking mechanism. The activating means in use is located between the middle and rear end of the riding-board.
Claims15
A braking system for a recreational riding-board, the braking system comprising:
- a braking mechanism configured to at least one of slow down or stop the motion of the riding-board;
- and
- an activating means in the form of a pliable tether configured to control the braking mechanism,
- wherein:
- the braking mechanism comprises at least one brake pad and at least one lever, the lever having a first end and a second end;
- the lever is connected to a truck of the riding-board via a pivot hinge located intermediate the first and the second end of the lever;
- the lever is connected at the second end to the brake pad;
- the pliable tether is removably attached to the riding-board via connection of the pliable tether to the first end of the lever;
- and
- the pliable tether is configured to be tensioned when pulled so as to:
- (1) directly and instantaneously activate the brake pad of the braking mechanism via pivoting of the lever about the pivot hinge, and (2) simultaneously brace a rider against forward momentum.
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A braking system for a recreational riding-board, the braking system comprising:
- a braking mechanism configured to at least one of slow down or stop the motion of the riding-board;
- and
- an activating means in the form of a pliable tether configured to control the braking mechanism,
- wherein:
- the braking mechanism comprises two brake pads and two levers, each lever having a first end and a second end;
- each of the two levers is connected to a truck of the riding-board via respective pivot hinges, each pivot hinge being located intermediate the first and the second ends of the respective two levers;
- each of the two levers is connected at the second end to a respective one of the two brake pads;
- the pliable tether is configured to be tensioned when pulled so as to:
- (1) directly and instantaneously activate the two brake pads of the braking mechanism via pivoting of each of the two levers about their respective pivot hinges, and (2) simultaneously enable bracing of a rider against forward momentum,
- the pliable tether has at least one end portion that comprises a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the first end of one of the two levers, the second end being attached to the first end of the other of the two levers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.