Brake device for in-line skates
OwnerRobert K. Rudolphinventor
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Abstract
An in-line roller skate braking device is provided. The in-line roller skate has a boot with a sole platform. A frame is mounted to a lower side of the sole platform. The frame has a pair of frame members in a space apart parallel relationship to one another. A plurality of wheels are supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles. The braking device includes a braking disc supported for rotation by a braking disc axle. A drive assembly is provided for interconnecting the braking disc with at least two of the wheels for synchronized wheel rotation. A braking assembly is provided for simultaneously moving a first brake pad against a first side of the braking disc and a second brake pad against a second side of the braking disc. Furthermore, an actuation assembly is provided for engaging said braking assembly.
Claims21
A braking device for an in-line roller skate having a boot with a sole platform, a frame mounted to a lower side of the sole platform, the frame having a pair of frame members in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another, and a plurality of wheels supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles, the axles being operatively connected to the frame members, the braking device comprising:
- (a) a braking disc supported for rotation by a braking disc axle, the braking disc axle being operatively connected to the frame members;
- (b) drive means for interconnecting the braking disc with at least two of the wheels for synchronized wheel rotation;
- (c) braking means for simultaneously moving a first brake pad against a first side of the braking disc and a second brake pad against a second side of the braking disc;
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- (d) actuation means for engaging said braking means, the actuation means including:
- a pivot platform pivotally connected to the sole platform at a front portion of the boot;
- biasing means for moving the pivot platform from a toe engaged position in an angled relation from the sole platform to a toe unengaged position in a coplanar relation with the sole platform;
- and a push rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being operatively connected to the pivot platform and the second end being operatively connected to the braking means.
A braking device for an in-line roller skate having a boot with a sole platform, a frame mounted to a lower side of the sole platform, the frame having a pair of frame members in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another, and a plurality of wheels supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles, the axles being operatively connected to the frame members, the braking device comprising:
- (a) a pivot platform pivotally connected to the sole platform at a front portion of the boot;
- (b) biasing means for moving the pivot platform from a toe engaged position in an angled relation from the sole platform to a toe unengaged position in a coplanar relation with the sole platform;
- (c) a push rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being operatively connected to the pivot platform and the second end being operatively connected to the braking means;
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- (d) means attached to the second end of the push rod for applying braking energy to at least two wheels of the in-line skate when the push rod is moved in a first direction and for disengaging braking energy to at least two wheels of the in-line skate when the push rod is moved in a second direction, said means including:
- a braking disc supported for rotation by a braking disc axle, the braking disc axle being operatively connected to the frame members;
- drive means for interconnecting the braking disc with at least two of the wheels for synchronized wheel rotation;
- and braking means for simultaneously moving a first brake pad against a first side of the braking disc and a second brake pad against a second side of the braking disc.
A braking device for an in-line roller skate having a boot with a sole platform, a frame mounted to a lower side of the sole platform, the frame having a pair of frame members in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another, and a plurality of wheels supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles, the axles being operatively connected to the frame members, the braking device comprising:
- (a) a pivot platform pivotally connected to the sole platform at a front portion of the boot, the pivot platform having a front flap pivotally connected to a front edge of the pivot platform for upward pivoting of the front flap in relation to the pivot platform when the pivot platform is pressingly engaged into a toe engaged position;
- (b) biasing means for moving the pivot platform from a toe engaged position in an angled relation from the sole platform to a toe unengaged position in a coplanar relation with the sole platform;
- (c) a push rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being operatively connected to the pivot platform and the second end being operatively connected to the braking means;
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- (d) means attached to the second end of the push rod for applying braking energy to at least two wheels of the in-line skate when the push rod is moved in a first direction and for disengaging braking energy to at least two wheels of the in-line skate when the push rod is moved in a second direction.
A braking device for an in-line roller skate having a boot with a sole platform, a frame mounted to a lower side of the sole platform, the frame having a pair of frame members in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another, and a plurality of wheels supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles, the axles being operatively connected to the frame members, the braking device comprising:
- (a) a pair of discs supported for rotation by disc axles, the disc axles being operatively connected to the frame members;
- (b) drive means for interconnecting the pair of discs with at least three of the wheels for synchronized wheel rotation, one of said pair of discs being a braking disc, said pair of discs and drive means being positioned remote from outer circumferential surfaces of said at least three of the wheels so that the outer circumferential surfaces remain free of encumbrance from the braking device;
- (c) braking means for moving a brake pad against a side of the braking disc;
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- (d) actuation means for engaging said braking means.
A braking device for an in-line roller skate having a boot with a sole platform, a frame mounted to a lower side of the sole platform, the frame having a pair of frame members in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another, and a plurality of wheels supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles, the axles being operatively connected to the frame members, the braking device comprising:
- (a) a pivot platform pivotally connected to the sole platform at a front portion of the boot;
- (b) biasing means for moving the pivot platform from a toe engaged position in an angled relation from the sole platform to a toe unengaged position in a coplanar relation with the sole platform;
- (c) a push rod having a first end and a second end, the first end being operatively connected to the pivot platform;
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- (d) braking means attached to the second end of the push rod for applying braking energy to at least two wheels of the in-line skate when the push rod is moved in a first direction and for disengaging braking energy to at least two wheels of the in-line skate when the push rod is moved in a second direction, said braking means including a braking disc supported for rotation by a braking disc axle, the braking disc axle being operatively connected to the frame members, said braking means including drive means for interconnecting the braking disc with said at least two of the wheels for synchronized wheel rotation, said braking means and drive means being positioned remote from outer circumferential surfaces of said at least two of the wheels so that the outer circumferential surfaces remain free of encumbrance from the braking device.
A braking device for an in-line roller skate having a boot with a sole platform, a frame mounted to a lower side of the sole platform, the frame having a pair of frame members in a spaced apart parallel relationship to one another, and a plurality of wheels supported for rotation in a common plane by a plurality of axles, the axles being operatively connected to the frame members, the braking device comprising:
- (a) a braking disc supported for rotation by a braking disc axle, the braking disc axle being operatively connected to the frame members;
- (b) drive means for interconnecting the braking disc with at least two of the wheels for synchronized wheel rotation, the braking disc and drive means being positioned remote from outer circumferential surfaces of said at least two of the wheels so that the outer circumferential surfaces remain free of encumbrance from the braking device;
- (c) braking means for moving a brake pad against a side of the braking disc;
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- (d) actuation means for engaging said braking means which includes means operatively connected to said braking means which are adapted to be actuated by a foot of the skater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.