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US 10,695,657 B2Granted
Locomotion apparatus having a snow ski and skate board platform combination with brake
OwnerGeorge Andrew Charkalesinventor
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Abstract
A locomotion apparatus that has a base that secures a skateboard platform to a snow ski as a combination. The base is secured into position by bindings of a ski. A brake mechanism is provided that has a brake seat, a lever arm and a spring arm that cooperate with each other to enable the brake mechanism to move between a deployed brake position, at which the combination brakes to prevent its locomotion, and a non-deployed brake position, at which the locomotion is enabled.
Claims17
An apparatus for locomotion, comprising:
- a platform;
- a base to which the platform is connected, the base being configured to be held in a secure manner by bindings of a ski;
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- a brake mechanism attached to at least one of the platform and the base that is movable between a non-deployed brake position that allows locomotion of the platform and the base and a deployed brake position that stops locomotion of the platform and the base,
- wherein the brake mechanism has a brake seat, a lever arm and a spring arm, the lever arm being pivotally connected to the base, the brake seat having two slots, the lever arm having a lever arm end with a rod that slides back and forth in one of the two slots, the spring arm having a spring arm end with a further rod that slides back and forth in a remaining one of the two slots, the spring arm including a tension spring with a spring bias that tends to elevate the brake seat away from the base and impart a force on the lever arm that pivots the lever arm into the deployed brake position, the brake seat moving into a recess of the base in response to exertion of a manual force from above to depress the brake seat to cause the lever arm to pivot into the non-deployed brake position.
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An apparatus for locomotion, comprising:
- a platform;
- a base to which the platform is connected, the base being configured to be held in a secure manner by bindings of a ski;
- a brake mechanism attached to at least one of the platform and the base that is movable between a non-deployed brake position that allows locomotion of the platform and the base and a deployed brake position that stops locomotion of the platform and the base;
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- a ski having the bindings, which are movable between a lock position and a release position, the base being between the ski and the platform, the base having a plurality of base components with at least one of the base components being movable back and forth relative to a remainder of the base components between a non-engaged position and an engaged position with the bindings being in the release position, the bindings being movable into the lock position with the at least one of the plurality of based components being in the engaged position;
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- a stabilizer having a plurality of stabilizer components with at least one of the stabilizer components being movable back and forth between a non-deployed stabilizer position at which the stabilizer is clear of the ski and a deployed stabilizer position at which the stabilizer engages a topside of the ski.
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An apparatus for locomotion, comprising:
- a platform;
- a base to which the platform is connected, the base being configured to be held in a secure manner by bindings of a ski;
- a brake mechanism attached to at least one of the platform and the base that is movable between a non-deployed brake position that allows locomotion of the platform and the base and a deployed brake position that stops locomotion of the platform and the base;
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- a weight secured to one side of the platform that causes the platform to topple from the one side in an absence of a counterbalancing force.
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A method for locomotion, comprising:
- connecting a platform and a base together, the base being configured to be held in a secure manner by bindings of a ski;
- and attaching a brake mechanism to at least one of the platform and the base, the brake mechanism moving between a non-deployed brake position that allows locomotion of the platform and the base and a deployed brake position that stops locomotion of the platform and the base;
- pivotally connecting a lever arm of the brake mechanism to the base, the brake mechanism also having a brake seat and a spring arm, the brake seat having two slots, the lever arm having a lever arm end with a rod that slides back and forth in one of the two slots, the spring arm having a spring arm end with a further rod that slides back and forth in a remaining one of the two slots, the spring arm including a tension spring with a spring bias that tends to elevate the brake seat away from the base and impart a force on the lever arm that pivots the lever arm into a deployed position, the brake seat moving into a recess of the base in response to exertion of a manual force from above to depress the brake seat to cause the lever arm to pivot into a non-deployed position.
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