In-line roller skate brake assembly
First Claim
1. An in-line roller skate comprising:
- a base with a bottom side;
a front wheel means;
a rear wheel means;
a front brake means with an upper side thereof secured to a front of said bottom side of said base and a lower side thereof pivotally mounted to said front wheel means, said front brake means comprising a brake member at a front thereof for contacting with a frontmost wheel of said roller skate during braking;
a rear brake means with an upper side thereof secured to a rear of said bottom side of said base and a lower side thereof pivotally mounted to said rear wheel means, said rear brake means comprising a brake member at a rear thereof for contacting with a rearmost wheel of said roller skate during braking;
each of said front and rear wheel means including a bridge member having first and second forked ends to which wheels of said roller skate are mounted and a mediate portion for mounting an associated front or rear brake means, said mediate portion defining a compartment for receiving said lower side of an associated front or rear brake means, and hole means to pivotally mount said lower side of an associated front or rear brake means in said mediate portion.
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Abstract
An in-line roller skate which includes a base, a front brake assembly mounted on a front wheel assembly, and a rear brake assembly mounted on a rear wheel assembly. The front and rear brake assemblies are respectively mounted to the front and rear of the bottom of the base. The front wheel assembly includes a bridge member having first and second forked ends to which wheels are mounted and a mediate portion for mounting the front brake assembly. The mediate portion includes a receiving compartment for receiving the lower part of the front brake assembly. The compartment is designed to allow pivotal movement of the front brake assembly in the compartment. The front brake assembly further has a brake member at a front end thereof to contact with the frontmost wheel of the roller skate when braking. Similarly, the rear brake assembly has a brake member at a rear end thereof to contact with the rearmost wheel of the roller skate when braking.
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7 Claims
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1. An in-line roller skate comprising:
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a base with a bottom side; a front wheel means; a rear wheel means; a front brake means with an upper side thereof secured to a front of said bottom side of said base and a lower side thereof pivotally mounted to said front wheel means, said front brake means comprising a brake member at a front thereof for contacting with a frontmost wheel of said roller skate during braking; a rear brake means with an upper side thereof secured to a rear of said bottom side of said base and a lower side thereof pivotally mounted to said rear wheel means, said rear brake means comprising a brake member at a rear thereof for contacting with a rearmost wheel of said roller skate during braking; each of said front and rear wheel means including a bridge member having first and second forked ends to which wheels of said roller skate are mounted and a mediate portion for mounting an associated front or rear brake means, said mediate portion defining a compartment for receiving said lower side of an associated front or rear brake means, and hole means to pivotally mount said lower side of an associated front or rear brake means in said mediate portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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