Patent ID: 7036636

Claim:
A portable brake comprising: a top bracket having a back plate, side plates, a toggle joint, and a leg sheath; a bottom bracket having a back plate, side plates, and a leg sheath; a leg comprising a connecting rod, having a top end and a bottom end and a leg sleeve: a toggle plate having a top and bottom end, wherein the bottom end of the toggle plate is connected to the top end of the connecting rod; wherein the leg further comprises a compression spring which surrounds a portion of the connecting rod, and wherein the connecting rod further contains a compression spring stopper, which is positioned such that the compression spring exerts pressure on the leg sleeve and the compression spring stopper; a pin, wherein the connecting rod further contains multiple pin apertures through which the pin can pass to allow for the variable positioning of the compression spring stopper; a pair of hinge plates, wherein each plate is connected to a handle, is connected at one corner to the toggle joint, and is connected at another corner to the top end of the toggle plate; and wherein the connecting rod passes through the top bracket leg sheath and the leg sleeve passes through the bottom bracket leg sheath, and wherein the bottom end of the connecting rod is received into the leg sleeve.