Patent ID: 6131920
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A braking control device, particularly for skates comprising a shoe having a toe portion at a forward location and a heel portion at a rearward location, also having a pivoting quarter, the shoe being connected with a chassis having a plurality of wheels, at least one of said wheels interacting with brake means, the braking control device comprising means allowing to transfer a braking force to said at least one wheel up to a presettable value, which is preferably close to the value required to lock said at least one wheel and beyond which an excess force is substantially not transferred to said at least one wheel, said brake means comprising:a braking block pivoted to said chassis; anda bar connected at a first end to said quarter and slidingly engaged in a seat of a rearward protrusion of said braking block, said bar comprising at a second end thereof a T-shaped tip forming a head abutting against said protrusion of said braking block.