Universal speed control system for a wheeled board conveyance

Abstract

A braking system for a wheeled apparatus and an improved wheeled apparatus, such as a skateboard, are described where the braking system allows for easy, quick and universal mounting onto the deck of a typical board.

1 . A brake system for a wheeled riding apparatus, the riding apparatus having a deck with at least one truck coupled to a bottom of the deck through a plurality of mounting holes in the deck, and at least one wheel mounted to the truck, the brake system comprising:
 a base structure having a plurality of fastener openings corresponding to at least one of the plurality of mounting holes, the base mountable on a top of the deck to the at least one truck through at least one of the plurality of mounting holes;   a brake arm having a center section and a first lateral section with a first brake surface, the center section pivotably coupled to the base structure and the first lateral section extending over a first edge of the deck such that the brake surface is positioned adjacent to at least one wheel:   a brake lever pivotally coupled to the base structure and the brake arm; and   a force transmitting, component coupled between the brake arm and brake lever, where the force transmitting component is resilient and compressible such that the force transmitting component maintains the brake lever in a disengaged state and application of a force to the brake lever causes the force transmitting component to transfer a portion of the force to the brake arm to move the brake surface towards the at least one wheel until the brake surface engages the at least one wheel.