| 摘要 |
A roller skate (2) includes a base member (6) fixed to the bottom of a shoe (4) to receive a user's foot, and a wheel carrier (8) pivotally mounted to the base member and rotatably mounting a plurality of wheels (W1, W2, W3, W4), and a brake member (10) mounted to the base member (6) and effective to brake the roller skate when the base member is pivoted with respect to the wheel carrier, while still maintaining the wheels in contact with the ground. In a first embodiment, the brake member (10) is a brake shoe engageable with one or more wheels (W3, W4) of the roller skate; in a second embodiment, the brake member is a brake shoe (55, 56, 57) engageable with brake discs (51, 52) attached to the rear wheel; and in a third embodiment, the brake member (60) is secured by arms (61, 62) rearwardly of the rear wheel to engage the ground during braking action. |
