Patent ID: 6695323
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A brake device for snowboards (5) comprising:a fitting part (1, 2), attached to the board; and a braking part (3) movably attached to the fitting part (1, 2) so it can be maneuvered from a non-braking position, in which all parts of the braking part (3) are situated on top of the board (5) and within the boundary edges of the board, to a braking position in which the braking part (3) is situated essentially outside one of the boundary edges of the board and extends below the board (5); said braking part including: a brake heel (3.1), which forms the active braking part of the device, and a pretensioned spring brake loop (3.2) which connects the brake heel (3.1) to the fitting part (1, 2), permits maneuvering of the brake heel (3.1) from the non-braking position to the braking position; and pretensions the brake heel in the non-braking position until it is released into the braking position.