Land Skates with Brakes and Pneumatic Tires 



The latest "quicker than walking" form of exercise 



A BALL - BEARING, pneumatic- 

 tired skate which will run 

 easier on a level road or street 



The road skates are provided with 

 brakes which are operated by the braces 



than an ice skate will slide on ice, 

 has been invented by Charles H. 

 Clark, of New York city. 



Located on opposite sides of 

 each foot are two nine-inch wheels, 

 the front wheel being on the inside 

 of the foot and the rear wheel on 

 the outside, so as not to interfere 

 in any way with the movements of 

 the legs. 



On the outside of the leg, as 

 shown in the illustration, is a brace 

 journaled to the foot rest. The 

 upper end of the brace is attached 

 to the ankle, thus relieving it of 

 any strain. 



In addition to this purpose of 

 protecting the ankle the brace 

 acts as a brake arm to set the 

 band brake on the 



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wheel. By pushing either foot 

 forward, in the same manner 

 that a person would do who 

 wanted to stop when walking, 

 the brake is operated. The 

 tires are resilient enough to 

 enable the operator to steer 

 with ease. According to 

 the inventor a person 

 equipped with the 

 skates can travel 

 three times as far 

 with the same 

 amount of effort as 

 in walking. 



Considering the 

 skate as a foot- 

 propelled vehicle it 

 is certainly efficient. 

 No transmission 

 system with an at- 

 tendant loss of power 

 is necessary because 

 the propelling force 

 of the legs is applied 

 direct. Furthermore, 

 the skate need not be 

 left at the curb like 

 the automobile. Ar- 

 rived at your destina- 

 tion you can unfasten 

 your skates and take 

 them into the building 

 with you. 



To travel, you simply 

 raise one foot and then 

 the other as you would 

 in walking. The 

 wheels are placed in 

 such a way as to 

 maintain an even 

 balance at all times 



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