Patent ID: 8827047

Claim:
A ground-engaging vehicle braking assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising: a base subassembly mounted to a portion of the vehicle; a common member comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the common member being rotatably attached to the base subassembly; a first linkage subassembly comprising the first portion of the common member and defining a four-bar linkage mechanism; and a second linkage subassembly comprising: the second portion of the common member and a pad member, the pad member being configured to engage a ground surface over which the portion of the vehicle is travelling; a deployment and retraction subassembly; a coupler member comprising a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the coupler member being rotatably attached to an intermediate portion of the common member; and a sliding member being rotatably attached to the second portion of the coupler member, the sliding member being further translationally attached to the deployment and retraction subassembly.