Patent ID: 8567570

Claim:
A brake assembly for use with a portable generator, comprising: a frame configured to be coupled to the portable generator; a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame proximate a first end of the frame and allowing rolling movement of the portable generator; a shaft supported by the frame; a brake surface on an end of the shaft; and an actuator, comprising: a foot pedal, a cam, a spring, and a pivot, the pivot coupled to both the foot pedal and the cam, the pivot providing for rotation of the foot pedal and the cam about a portion of the frame; wherein the frame includes a first opening and a second opening formed therein, the first opening aligned with the second opening, and wherein the shaft extends through the first and second openings; wherein the cam of the actuator translates the shaft between a released position and a braked position in which the brake surface engages one of the wheels to prevent rotation of the wheel during operation of the brake assembly; wherein the cam includes a first flat surface corresponding to the released position of the shaft and a second flat surface corresponding to the braked position of the shaft when in contact therewith; wherein the spring biases the shaft towards the released position and the spring is positioned between the first and second openings of the frame; and wherein the actuator is located between the wheel and a second end of the frame opposite the first end.