Claims
- 1. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with one hand and fingers operated hydraulic braking system for use on most terrains: comprisinga) each of the wheeled skate-skis of this assembly, comprising: i) a chassis having a foot receiving body portion, with fastener receiving holes, two upwardly curved two spaced forked ends, one at each end of the chassis, each one having axle receiving holes and other receiving holes; ii) a binding secured by fasteners to the foot receiving body portion of the chassis; iii) fasteners for securing the binding to the chassis; iv) a front wheel assembly, having an axle and fasteners, positioned on the chassis using the axle receiving holes and the fasteners; and v) a rear wheel assembly, having an axle and fasteners, positioned on the chassis using the axle receiving holes and the fasteners, and also having a brake drum sized cylindrical receiving volume to accommodate some of the components of a hydraulic braking system; and b) a hydraulic braking system of this assembly, comprising: i) a hand and fingers operated control to apply, change, and release hydraulic fluid pressure, having a housing, a handle extending from the housing, a cylinder and piston positioned in the housing, serving as a brake master cylinder, a pivotable lever for moving the piston and positioned by the housing, and an attachment location on the housing to receive a hydraulic fluid line; ii) a subassembly of some components of the hydraulic braking system located at the rear wheel assembly: having in the brake drum sized cylindrical receiving volume, a brake drum, a sole, resilient, curved, spring brake shoe, with two respective free ends, brake lining arranged in two pads on the respective two free ends, brake cylinder assembly of two pistons within a cylinder, a portion of a fitting, having a fluid passageway, connected to the brake cylinder assembly, and the remaining portion extending out of this receiving volume, serving as an attachment location to receive a hydraulic fluid line, and having, in addition, outside and adjacent to this receiving volume, a brake components mounting bracket mounted about the axle of the rear wheel assembly; to position the fitting having the fluid passageway; to receive a fastener for securing the brake shoe to this brake components mounting bracket; and to receive a fastener for positioning this brake components mounting bracket in a non rotating location adjacent to a fork end position of the chassis; iii) a hydraulic fluid line assembly; having portion of a hydraulic fluid line extending from the hand and finger operated control to a waist high center back locale of a person when she or he would be using the wheeled skate-skis; a hydraulic tee to receive this portion of the hydraulic fluid line; two like portions of a hydraulic fluid line, each extending from the hydraulic tee and on to the fitting having the fluid passageway connected to the brake cylinder assembly located at the rear wheel assembly; and two alike hydraulic fittings, each used to connect the respective hydraulic fluid line extending from the hydraulic tee to the fitting having the fluid passageway connected to the brake cylinder assembly, thereby completing the hydraulic fluid line assembly of this assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with hand operated hydraulic brakes.
- 2. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with one hand and fingers operated hydraulic braking system, for use on most terrains, as claimed in claim 1, wherein the binding secured by fasteners to the foot receiving body portion of the chassis, comprises:a) an outer shell made of firm material, having spaced holes and cutouts, so the outer shell is readily positioned on the chassis, and also readily adjusted in fitting the binding to a person's shoe, and having fasteners used to keep the outer shell in position when the wheeled skate-skis are being used; and b) an inner liner made of soft material, having a cutout and overlapping portions positioned inside the outer shell and readily adjusted in fitting the binding to a person's shoe, and having a fastener used to keep the overlapping portions positioned when the wheeled skate-skis are being used.
- 3. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with one hand and finger operated hydraulic braking system for use on most terrains, as claimed in claim 2 wherein the chassis has the body portion formed on a convex camber and made of materials which are flexible, under the weight of a person, thereby providing a spring like suspension.
- 4. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with one hand and fingers operated hydraulic braking system for use on most terrains, as claimed in claim 3, comprising in addition:a mud flap for removable attachment to the outer shell of the binding to deflect water and debris away from the person using the wheeled skate-skis, integrally comprising: i) a fender portion; and ii) two spaced ends extending from the fender portion for insertion into respective holes of the outer shell, supporting the fender in a position to deflect water and debris.
- 5. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with one hand and fingers operated hydraulic braking system for use on most terrains, as claimed in claim 2, comprising, in addition:a mud flap for removable attachment to the outer shell of the binding to deflect water and debris away from the person using the wheeled skate-skis, integrally comprising: i) a fender portion; and ii) two spaced ends extending from the fender portion for insertion into respective holes of the outer shell, supporting the fender in a position to deflect water and debris.
- 6. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with hand and fingers operated hydraulic braking system for use on most terrains, comprising:a) each of the wheeled skate-skis of this assembly, comprising: i) a chassis made of resilient material having a foot, with a shoe on, direct receiving body portion, formed on a convex camber, which remains convexed and flexible under the weight of a person, thereby providing a spring like suspension, fastener receiving-holes in said body portion along the sides thereof, two integral upwardly curved ends extending from the said body portion, each of the said curved ends having integral spaced forked ends, each said spaced forked end being thereby located at a respective raised end of the said chassis, each said spaced forked end having axle receiving holes and other receiving holes located higher than the said body portion, serving to subsequently position a person lower down; ii) a binding secured by fasteners to the chassis using the fastener receiving holes in the said foot, with a shoe on, direct receiving body portion formed on a convex camber, comprising: an outer shell made of firm material, having spaced holes and cutouts, the said fasteners securing this said outer shell to the chassis, and having adjustable spaced buckle fasteners; and an inner liner made of soft material having holes, the said fasteners securing this said inner liner to the chassis, and having overlapping portions, positioned inside the said outer shell, and readily adjusted in fitting the binding to a person's shoe, and having a hook and looped fastener to keep the said overlapping portions positioned, at a later time, when the wheeled skate-skis are being used, as the said spaced buckle fasteners are also comfortably adjusted to secure the said binding to a person's shoes; iii) fasteners for securing the said binding to the chassis, iv) a front wheel assembly, having a wheel, a pneumatic tire, an axle, fasteners, positioned on a respective said spaced fork end of the said chassis using the axle receiving holes and the said fasteners; and v) a rear wheel assembly, having a wheel, a pneumatic tire, an axle, fasteners, positioned on the other respective said spaced fork end of the said chassis, said wheel having a brake drum, and a brake drum cylindrical receiving volume to accommodate some of the components of a hydraulic braking system; and b) a hydraulic braking system of this assembly, comprising: i) a hand and finger held and operated control to apply, change, and release hydraulic fluid pressure, having a housing, a handle extending from the housing, cylinder and piston positioned in the housing, serving as a brake master cylinder, a pivotable lever for moving the piston and positioned by the housing, and an attachment location on the housing to receive a hydraulic fluid line; ii) a subassembly of some components of the hydraulic braking system located at the rear wheel assembly, having, positioned inside the said brake drum sized cylindrical receiving volume: a brake drum of a wheel, a sole, resilient, curved, spring, brake shoe, curved in a partial circular arc, secured in position at the midpoint of the said partial circular arc, the free ends of the said partial circular arc are turned back and under, and these said free ends on the outside thereof position a brake pad, and on the inside thereof provide a contact surface to receive a contact of a respective piston during an application of the hydraulic brakes; brake pads secured to the said respective free ends; a hydraulic brake cylinder assembly of two opposed pistons within a cylinder; a fitting, having a portion thereof in the said brake drum sized cylindrical receiving volume and having a fluid passageway connected to the said hydraulic brake cylinder assembly and the remaining portion of the said fitting having the said fluid passageway extending out of the said brake drum sized cylindrical receiving volume serving as an attachment location to receive a hydraulic fluid line, and having, positioned outside and adjacent to the said brake drum sized cylindrical receiving volume: a brake components mounting bracket with a hole to receive an axle and mounted about the said axle of the said rear wheel assembly, with another hole to position the said fitting having the fluid passageway, with another hole to receive a fastener to secure the said sole, resilient, curved, spring, brake shoe to this said brake component's mounting bracket, another hole to receive a fastener for securing this said brake component's mounting bracket adjacent to a said forked end of a said chassis in a location to prevent the rotation of this said brake component's mounting bracket, a fastener to secure the said sole, resilient, curved, spring, brake shoe at the said midpoint of the said partial circular arc thereof, using a hole thereof, to the said brake component's mounting bracket in a non rotatable position, a fastener to secure the said brake component's mounting bracket adjacent to and to the said forked end of the said chassis in a location to prevent the rotation of the said brake components mounting bracket. iii) A hydraulic fluid line assembly: having a portion of a hydraulic fluid line extending from the hand and finger operated control to a waist high center back locale of a person when she or he would be using the wheeled skate-skis; a hydraulic tee to receive this portion of the hydraulic fluid line; two like portions of a hydraulic fluid line, each extending from the hydraulic tee and onto the fitting having the fluid passageway connected to the brake cylinder assembly located at the rear wheel assembly; and two alike hydraulic fittings, each used to connect the respective hydraulic fluid line extending from the hydraulic tee to the fitting having the fluid passageway connected to the brake cylinder assembly, thereby completing the hydraulic fluid line assembly of this assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with hand operated hydraulic brakes.
- 7. An assembly of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with one hand and fingers operated hydraulic braking system for use on most terrains, as claimed in claim 6, comprising in addition:a) A mud flap for multiple on and off removable attachment to the outer shell of the binding to deflect water and debris away from the person using the wheeled skate-skis, integrally comprising: i) a resilient fender portion; and ii) two spaced integral, resilient ends extending from the resilient fender portions for snap-in insertion into respective holes of the outer shell, supporting the mud flap in a position to deflect water and debris.
CROSS REFERENCES
This application concerns improvements of a pair of wheeled skate-skis with brakes usable on most terrains, and the applicant is Patrick G. Gates, who is the patentee of his two U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,943,075, and 5,251,934. The information set forth in these patents, pertains to his earlier pairs of wheeled skate-skis with brakes usable on most terrains. The information in these patents is incorporated into this application by reference.
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