Patent ID: 6010137
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A braking apparatus for use in a skate having a shoe composed of at least one quarter connected to a shell associated with a supporting frame for a plurality of wheels, the braking apparatus comprising:a braking element adapted for connection to a rear portion of the supporting frame adjacent the wheels;a brake arm connected to the braking element and adapted for connection between the quarter of the skate and the braking element, the brake arm having a first member and a second member connected together, the first member being movable with respect to the second member,the brake arm including a switch mechanism operable between a first and second position, wherein upon activation of the switch mechanism from the first position to the second position, the first member of the brake arm moves away from the second member of the brake arm such that the length of the brake arm is increased and the braking element is adapted for positioning lower with respect to the wheels of the skate, and wherein upon activation of the switch mechanism from the second position to the first position, the first member moves toward the second member of the brake arm to decrease the length of the brake arm such that the braking element is adapted for positioning higher with respect to the wheels of the skate;wherein the switch mechanism includes having the first and second members of the brake arm disposed with an end of the first member adjacent an end of the second member with the first member rotatably disposed therein, the adjacent ends of the first and second members formed as angled faces with the faces substantially parallel and in contact when the first member is in a first position, and wherein upon rotation of the first member to a second position, the angled face of the first member acts as a cam to force the first member away from the second member to increase the length of the brake arm.