Ski brake
OwnerDimitar C. Kostovinventor
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Abstract
A ski brake of the type used to slow or totally stop the movement of skis through an ice or snow covered surface through the provision of a pair of brake plates including spaced apart teeth thereon interconnected to a base means and rotatably positionable upon interaction with the binding with an activation member such that the plurality of teeth affixed to each braking plate is forced into engagement with the snow thereby forcing snow between the teeth and causing frictional reaction and engagement between the trapped snow between teeth and the snow contiguous to the positioned braking plates and secured teeth. A manually operated handle may further activate the braking plates into its braking position independent of predetermined positioning or operation of the binding facility.
Claims6
A ski brake of the type operable by a ski binding with a base plate pivotally attached to the ski including a forwardmost end extending beyond a boot secured to the ski binding and used to decrease speed and stop a ski to which the brake is attached, said ski brake comprising:
- base means secured to the upper surface of the ski, a pair of brake plates movably interconnected to said base means and disposed on opposite sides of the ski in substantially parallel relation to one another, at least one axle rotatably secured to said base means and interconnected to said brake plates so as to effectively rotate therewith, an activating member mounted on said base means and having one end portion extending into interruptive engagement with the forwardmost end of the base plate of the ski binding, said activating member including an extension means projecting towards said one axle into interruptive, abutting relation to at least a first step portion of one axle, said activating member, said one axle and said one step portion disposed relative to one another and the binding secured to the ski to cause pivoting of said axle and consequent disposition of said pair of brake plates into braking engagement with the supporting surface on which the subject ski is positioned as said binding pivots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.