Foot actuated wheel brake

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5328000
SERIAL NO

07980096

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Abstract

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A foot actuated wheel brake for shopping carts and other wheeled equipment is disclosed. The wheel brake is designed for at least one wheel in a wheeled cart where each wheel is rotatably supported on a yoke at a lower end of a leg support in the wheeled cart. The wheel brake includes a first foot pedal that extends above and is movably mounted to the yoke. Preferably, the first foot pedal has a red colored stop sign shape. A second foot pedal extends laterally outwardly beyond the yoke and is movably mounted to the first foot pedal. Preferably, the second foot pedal has a green colored curvilinear shaped element that extends outwardly beyond the red colored stop sign shape. Operating engaging/disengaging structure is associated with the first and second foot pedals for moving the brake shoe into braking engagement with the wheel when the first foot pedal is engaged and for releasing the brake shoe from the wheel when the second foot pedal is engaged. The foot actuated wheel brake of the present invention may be used on existing shopping carts as well as on original equipment.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • SAF-T-LOC, INC.;SAF-T-LOC PRODUCTS, INC.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Houseman, James D St. Charles County, MO 4 68
Rutter, Bryce G St. Louis County, MO 102 1955

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