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US 4,168,076 AGranted
Skateboard with tail brake
OwnerNoel K. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A skateboard including a brake assembly for slowing and stopping the vehicle. A pivotal member on the rear of the board is provided with a depending rubber stop for engagement with the ground surface when the member is tilted by the heel of the shoe of the skater. The member is normally maintained in a raised position by a spring hinge.
Claims5
A skateboard comprising:
- a low elongated substantially horizontal body having a front and a rear end,
- front and rear ground engaging support wheel means carried by corresponding end portions of said body, the latter being adapted to support a load thereon, and
- brake means on said body for slowing said body by engagement with the ground in response to pivotal movement thereof by the load supported on said body,
- said brake means including
- a substantially planar member,
- spring hinge means for pivotably connecting said member to the rear end of said horizontal body and biasing said member upwardly relative to said horizontal body,
- a depending stop on the rear portion of said planar member for engaging the ground upon pivoting said planar member against the bias of said spring hinge means,
- at least one hook catch pivotably mounted on the bottom surface of said horizontal body adjacent the rear end thereof, and
- at least one pintle on the bottom surface of said planar member adapted to cooperate with said hook catch to lock said planar member by precluding pivotal movement thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.