Braking mechanism for a foot-deck-based vehicle

A foot-deck-based vehicle, comprising:

• a foot-deck having, in use, a foot support surface and an underside, wherein, in use, the foot support surface is positioned to support the feet of a user, wherein the foot-deck has an aperture therethrough between the foot support surface and the underside;
• a plurality of wheels including at least one front wheel positioned proximate a front end of the foot-deck and at least one rear wheel positioned proximate a rear end of the foot-deck, wherein the plurality of wheels are positioned in association with the foot-deck, wherein at least one of the plurality of wheels is a brakable wheel which is positioned entirely beneath the foot-deck;
• a foot-actuatable member that extends through the aperture and, in use, up from the foot support surface;
• a braking member movable between a non-braking position away from the at least one brakable wheel and a braking position in which the braking member engages the at least one brakable wheel to generate a resisting force to reduce speed of the foot-deck-based vehicle, wherein the foot-actuatable member is operatively connected to the braking member and is depressible towards the foot support surface to move the braking member to the braking position;
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• a biasing member positioned to urge the braking member towards the non-braking position.

A brake mechanism for a foot-deck-based vehicle, wherein the foot-deck-based vehicle includes a foot-deck having, in use, a foot support surface and an underside, wherein, in use, the foot support surface is positioned to support the feet of a user, wherein the foot-deck has an aperture therethrough between the foot support surface and the underside, and wherein the foot-deck-based vehicle further includes a plurality of wheels including at least one front wheel positioned proximate a front end of the foot-deck and at least one rear wheel positioned proximate a rear end of the foot-deck, wherein the plurality of wheels are positioned in association with the foot-deck, wherein at least one of the plurality of wheels is a brakable wheel which is positioned entirely beneath the foot-deck, wherein the brake mechanism comprises:

• a foot-actuatable member that extends through the aperture and, in use, up from the foot support surface;
• a braking member movable between a non-braking position away from the at least one brakable wheel and a braking position in which the braking member engages the at least one brakable wheel to generate a resisting force to reduce speed of the foot-deck-based vehicle, wherein the foot-actuatable member is operatively connected to the braking member and is depressible towards the foot support surface to move the braking member to the braking position;
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• a biasing member positioned to urge the braking member towards the non-braking position.