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US 6,296,082 B1Granted
Scooter rear wheel brake
OwnerShui-Te Tsaiinventor
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Abstract
A scooter rear wheel brake comprises a rear wheel cover which is mounted on the scooter footboard such that the rear wheel cover is located over the rear wheel of the scooter. The rear wheel cover is provided with a brake applying block and a brake shoe mount corresponding in location to the brake applying block. The brake shoe is linked with the brake applying block by which the brake shoe is actuated to act on the rear wheel in motion.
Claims18
A scooter rear wheel brake comprising:
- a wheel cover mounted on a scooter footboard and located over the scooter rear wheel, said wheel cover provided with a brake shoe mount comprising a hole through said wheel cover;
- a brake applying block mounted on said wheel cover such that said brake applying block is corresponding in location to said brake shoe mount;
- a brake shoe disposed in or below said brake shoe mount and linked with said brake applying block;
- at least one connection member disposed in said brake shoe mount such that said connection member is linked with said brake applying block and said brake shoe;
- said brake shoe being actuatable downwardly by said brake applying block to move generally vertically to come in contact with the scooter rear wheel in motion, so as to slow down or stop the scooter.
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A scooter rear wheel brake comprising:
- a wheel cover mounted on a scooter footboard and located over the scooter rear wheel, said wheel cover provided with a brake shoe mount comprising a hole through said wheel cover;
- a brake applying block mounted on said wheel cover such that said brake applying block is corresponding in location to said brake shoe mount;
- a brake shoe disposed in or below said brake shoe mount and linked with said brake applying block;
- at least one connection member disposed in said brake shoe mount such that said connection member is linked with said brake applying block and said brake shoe;
- said brake shoe being actuatable by said brake applying block to come in contact with the scooter rear wheel in motion, so as to slow down or stop the scooter;
- wherein said connection member is elongated in a longitudinal direction, and said brake applying block and said brake shoe are connected adjacent opposite ends of said connection member and longitudinally aligned with said connection member.
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A scooter rear wheel brake comprising:
- a wheel cover mounted on a scooter footboard and located over the scooter rear wheel, said wheel cover provided with a brake shoe mount comprising a hole through said wheel cover;
- a brake applying block mounted on said wheel cover such that said brake applying block is corresponding in location to said brake shoe mount;
- a brake shoe disposed in or below said brake shoe mount and linked with said brake applying block;
- at least one connection member disposed in said brake shoe mount such that said connection member is linked with said brake applying block and said brake shoe;
- said brake shoe being actuatable by said brake applying block to come in contact with the scooter rear wheel in motion, so as to slow down or stop the scooter;
- wherein said connection member is elongated and unitary, and said brake applying block is mounted adjacent an upper end of said connection member and said brake shoe is mounted adjacent an opposite end of said connection member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.