Patent ID: 6273436
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A63C,B60T

Abstract:
An in-line skate brake assembly comprising:a plurality of wheels each having an axle,a chassis for supporting said wheels having a pair of runners, each runner having a rear slot for retaining a rear axle of one of said wheels, said chassis also having a ramp surface and an upper friction surface for engaging said rear wheel,a spring means for biasing said rear axle toward the bottom of said slots,a linkage means pivotably mounted to said rear axle comprising a friction pad for engaging a skating surface, and a roller, wherein said roller is in contact with said ramp surface,wherein upward movement of said rear axle within said slots causes said friction surface to contact said rear wheel and simultaneously causes said roller to roll along said ramp pivoting said linkage means about said rear axle allowing said friction pad to engage a skating surface.