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US 3,945,655 AGranted
Brake for skateboard and the like
OwnerMichael H. Banks, Gilbert R. Granillo, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
The specification discloses a skateboard braking system which utilizes a cable actuated wedge to force a pair of friction shoes into contact with the rear wheel disks. The cable is operated by a footpedal which is attached to the front of the skateboard.
Claims5
A brake for a skateboard of the type having two sets of wheels each set of which is mounted to the board by an angle king pin assembly, said brake comprising:
- a footpedal;
- means for attaching said footpedal to the front of the skateboard so as to position said footpedal above the skateboard surface;
- a housing having a pair of oppositely disposed openings;
- a piston within each of the openings in said housing;
- means for attaching said housing to the rear wheel king pin assembly of the skateboard so as to position the head of each piston adjacent to the disk of each rear wheel;
- a lever having a wedge shaped surface;
- means for pivotally attaching said lever to said housing so as to position said wedge shaped surface between said pistons;
- cable means for attaching said lever to said footpedal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.