Snowboard brake
OwnerDavid Kellyinventor
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Abstract
A braking device (10, 50, 203) for a board includes a brake base (16,52) and a braking arm (56) which is mountable to the base and movable relative thereto between a retracted position and a braking position. The device further includes a biasing spring (72) to bias the braking arm into its braking position, and a locking mechanism (13,90,206) operative to releasably lock the braking arm in its retracted position.
Claims38
A braking device for a board, comprising a brake base incorporating a mounting surface which is operative to be mounted to the board, and a braking arm which is mountable to the base and movable relative thereto between a retracted position and a braking position where the braking arm extends below the mounting surface, biasing means operative to bias the braking arm to move the arm to its braking position, and a locking mechanism operative to releasably lock the braking arm in its retracted position.
A braking device according to claims wherein the locking mechanism incorporates a locking pin which is movable between an engaged position where it locks the braking arm in its retracted position, to a disengaged position where it releases the braking arm from the brake base and separates from the brake base, and wherein the coupling is disposed on the locking pin.
A braking arm for use with a snowboard braking device comprising a blade connected at a proximal end and projecting radially from a hub, an edge portion of the blade provided with gripping elements, an aperture located at the distal end of the blade for receipt of a locking pin.
A method of applying a brake to a board, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a braking device on the board, the device having a braking arm which is movable from a retracted position to a braking position, and which is releasably locked in its retracted position;
- interconnecting a leash between the braking device and a user of the board;
- releasing the braking arm from its retracted position by tensioning of the leash.
A method of applying a brake to a board having at least one foot binding, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a braking device on the board, the device having a braking arm which is movable from a retracted position to a braking position, and which is releasably locked in its retracted position;
- providing an actuator operative to be activated to cause the locking mechanism to release the braking arm from its retracted position;
- and releasing the braking arm from its retracted position by activating the actuator by releasing a foot from the at least one foot binding.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.