US 5,511,803 AGranted

Brake for roller skates

OwnerEdward O. Klukosinventor

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Abstract

A braking system is provided for an in-line roller skate for skating on hard skate-supporting surfaces. The roller skate includes a shoe, a wheel-supporting frame attached to the shoe, and a plurality of aligned wheels operably supported by the wheel-supporting frame. The braking system includes an extension connected to the wheel-supporting frame including a pair of opposing flanges, a brake pad operably supported on the extension, and a braking wheel positioned generally in alignment with and behind the plurality of aligned wheels. The braking system further includes an axle rotatably supporting the braking wheel. The axle is supported on the extension by a support mechanism for sliding movement between various braking positions such that, as the braking wheel engages the hard surface with increasing force, the braking wheel moves toward the braking pad and generates increasing braking force. Various support mechanisms for slideably supporting the braking wheel are disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A braking system for an in-line roller skate including a wheel-supporting frame, and a plurality of aligned wheels operably supported by the wheel-supporting frame adapted to rollingly engage a skate-supporting surface, comprising:

an extension member connoted to the wheel-supporting frame and extending rearwardly therefrom;
a brake pad pivotally supported by said extension;
a braking wheel generally in alignment with the plurality of aligned wheels,
a spring for biasing said brake pad in a direction against said braking wheel and for maintaining said brake pad in continuous engagement with said braking wheel, said braking wheel being normally spaced above said skate supporting surface and positioned to rollingly engage the skate-supporting surface only when the roller skate is pivoted rearwardly;
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a support mechanism including a slide member for rotatably supporting said braking wheel, said slide member slidably engaging at least one slot in said extension member, wherein said slide member and said braking wheel are movable relative to said extension member, against the force of said spring, for generating a braking force when the in-line roller skate is tilted rearwardly and said braking wheel engages the skate-supporting surface, the braking force increasing upon increased rearward tilting of the roller skate.

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