Land vehicles – Skates – Wheeled skate
Patent
1999-09-28
2000-10-17
Mar, Michael
Land vehicles
Skates
Wheeled skate
188 5, 280 1122, A63C 1714
Patent
active
061319228
ABSTRACT:
A roller skate includes a wheeled frame including aligned wheels, a shoe supported on the wheeled frame and including a cuff that can be flexed and moved relative to the wheeled frame, and a braking mechanism. The braking mechanism includes an extension frame movably supported on the wheeled frame, and further includes a braking member supported on the extension frame for movement between a ground-engaging position and a ground-clearing position, and still further includes a link operably connecting the extension frame to the cuff, so that a skater can flex the cuff to angularly move the extension frame to carry the braking member into contact with a ground surface. In one form, the braking mechanism includes an adjuster device for adjusting an angular position of the extension frame relative to the wheeled frame, the adjuster being configured to change a manually set normal clearance of the braking member to a ground surface, so that the braking member engages the ground surface more or less quickly due to the changes in the angular position. In another form, the braking mechanism includes a toggle linkage operably connected to the cuff link for providing mechanical advantage to pivot the extension frame when a skater desires to operate the braking mechanism and an actuator for moving the toggle linkage between the ground-engaging and ground-clearing positions. In still another aspect, a partial-turn fastener or fastenerless connector engages a configured hole to pivotally attach the extension frame to the wheeled frame, the partial-turn fastener and/or fastenerless connector being rotatable between a locked position in which the fastener cannot be removed and an unlocked position in which the fastener or fastenerless connector can be removed.
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