A New or Improved Road Skate.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 14th July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Road Skate.
I JOSEPH REINHARD of 23 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a road skate.
According to this invention in a suitable framing forming the foot stock of skate
I mount two wheels in a line and provided preferably with india rubber tyres and [
fit an automatic break to prevent the skate running backwards.
One way of effecting this is to pivot a piece of wood or other suitable material
between the two wheels such piece forming the break block and this block is cut at.
suitable angles at each end so as to "break" the wheels in one direction but to
allow them to run freely in the opposite direction.
To the heel of foot stock I fix a support which straps or otherwise fastens round.
the leg of the wearer in order to keep the ankle in position.
Dated this 17th day of July 1893.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant..
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Road Skate.
I JOSEPH REINHARD of 23 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, in the County
of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and.
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a road skate.
According to this invention in a suitable framing forming the foot stock of skate.
I mount two wheels in a line and provided preferably with india rubber tyres and I
fit an automatic break to prevent the skate running backwards.
One way of effecting this is to pivot a piece of wood or other suitable material
between the two wheels such piece forming the break block and this block is cut at.
suitable angles at each end so as to "break" the wheels in one direction but to.
allow them to run freely in the opposite direction.
To the heel of foot stock I fix a support which straps or otherwise fastens round.
the leg of the wearer in order to keep the ankle in position.
And in order to explain my said invention more fully I will describe the same.
with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Fig. 1 shews side elevation of a road skate constructed according to this.
invention.
Fig. 2 section on A. B. Fig. 1. and Fig. 3. top plan.
Similar letters denote the same parts in all the views.
a shews foot stock of skate which may be of metal, wood, or other suitable
material, to the stock a, are fixed the hangers or brackets b, b', carrying the
spindles c c, on which the wheels d, are keyed. The wheels d, may be disc wheels
or they may have spokes. ee shew pneumatic tyres but any other tyre may be
used. is a rod fixed to the hangers or brackets 6, 6', on to this rod the break

page_text: block g is pivotted at h. ii are stop pins to prevent the break block g from rising
or falling too far. k is a screw bolt passing through the heel plate and screwing
into clip piece m which latter works in a slot n in the stock a so that by turning
the nut o the heel of the boot is clipped between the piece m and the spikes p. The
toe of the sole of boot is clipped between the clips 9, 7, which are actuated by the
right and left handed screws r. s is an upright flat piece of metal, this is pivotted
att to extension of bracket 6¹ the pivot t should come just below the ankle of the
wearer. The uprights has a semi-circular or curved piece v fixed thereto; this
piece is to encircle the back part of leg of wearer under the knee and is held on to
the leg by means of strap y.
Although I have shewn the break block 9 as acting on both wheels it may be
made so as to act on one wheel only by making it shorter so as not to touch one of
the wheels.
w is a stud on the break block g to which a long piece of cord or chain ris
attached so that the wearer may put the break in action when going down hill by
pulling the said cord or chain up.
When using skates made according to this invention the ankle will be well
supported by means of the extension and piece s, although only two wheels are
used placed in a line as in a bicycle and a good speed may be obtained without
much fatigue, and the one foot may be pushed forward whilst the other one is
prevented from running back on account of the break acting in the reverse or
backward direction.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A skate having two wheels in a line in combination with a break for preventing
one or both wheels from running backwards and the support to fasten round
the leg.
2. Skates constructed substantially as se forth.
17th day of April 1894.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant.