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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2003
Applicant:
Inventor:
Timothy Hewitt, Pleasant Ridge, MI (US);
Assignee:
HTC Products, Inc., Royal Oak, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 5/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 5/04 ;
Abstract
A brake and wheel assembly featuring a brake band and an actuator capable of being moved between first and second braking positions. The brake band is carried by a support and is suspended tangentially across the surface of a wheel. The wheel is rotatably supported on an axle. The actuator is supported in the assembly, and applies a tangential force on the brake band so that first and second braking surfaces on the brake band frictionally engage the actuator in the respective first and second braking positions.