Land vehicles – Skates – Runner type
Patent
1979-09-12
1981-07-14
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles
Skates
Runner type
A63C 710
Patent
active
042782686
ABSTRACT:
A ski brake having a pedal which is pivotally secured to a mounting member fixedly secured to the upper surface of the ski. The pedal has a pair of elongated and parallel openings extending therethrough along the length of the pedal and parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ski. The pedal is biassed to an upright position by a torsion spring wound around an axle to which the pedal is pivotally secured. Additional torsion springs are provided in the openings in the pedal and brake members are received in the opening and through the central portion of these additional torsion springs therein. These additional torsion springs bias the brake arms so that the brake legs are positioned over the upper surface of the ski and laterally inside of vertical planes containing the side edges of the ski. An operating member, such as a flexible strand, is wound around the brake arms with one end thereof being secured to the brake arms. The other end of the strand is secured to the upper surface of the ski, such as through the mounting member. An erecting of the pedal to the upright position will effect a pulling on the strand and a rotating of the brake arms against the force of the additional torsion springs. Thus, the blade portion of the brake arms will swing outside of the lateral edges of the ski into the braking position.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3715126 (1973-02-01), Schwarz
patent: 3794336 (1974-02-01), Sittmann
patent: 3964760 (1976-06-01), Riedel
Mar Michael
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
TMC Corporation
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