Skate braking system
AssigneeAlexander Bellehumeur, Trustee of the Alex Bellehumeur Family Trust
InventorsAlexander R. Bellehumeur, James Woods
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Abstract
An improved braking system is disclosed in which a pair of conical braking members engage a pair of skate wheels through vertical movement of a pushrod that is actuated by movement of the skater's foot within a cuff. The braking members are separated by a spring disposed on an axel to maintain the braking members in optimal braking position. The braking members are serrated to promote frictional contact with the wheels, and a disk is positioned on the axel to act as a clutch to control the braking force.
Claims14
A braking assembly for an inline roller skate having a boot, an pair of mounting plates, and a plurality of inline wheels secured between the mounting plates, comprising:
- a cuff mounted on the boot including a pivoting bracket;
- a pair of push rods coupled to the pivoting bracket at a first end, and connected at a second end by an axel extending therebetween, where the push rods are substantially vertically aligned and the axel reciprocates vertically within a slot in the mounting plates;
- a pair of conical braking elements disposed on the axel and opposed to each other, the conical braking elements including serrations radially aligned on an outer surface for engaging at least one of said wheels;
- a spring disposed between the braking elements to maintain a gap between the braking elements;
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- a pair of freely rotating disks each disposed on the axel between a respective planar surface of a conical braking element and an inner surface of a respective mounting plate, the free disk moderating an applied frictional load between the conical braking element and the mounting plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.