Iron County Record | 1915-05-07 | Page 6 | To Assist Roller Skaters

TO ASSIST ROLLER SKATERS Steel Attachment With Rubber Tip Secured to Back of Skate Prevents Pre-vents Serious Accidents. A slrnpjo dcvlco intended as a boon 'o roller, sknterB consists of a steel attachment with a rubber tip secured to tiro 'back of tho skato arid projecting" project-ing" downward to within ono-elghth inch of tho floor or ground, says Popular Pop-ular Mechanics. This does not inter-foro inter-foro in any way with tho skating so , long as tho skate is flat on tho sur- When 'the Roller Skate Tips Backward Back-ward the Rubber Tip Comes In Contact Con-tact With the Floor and Acts as ,, ..Brake. face, but tho instant tho nkato tips backward tho rubber tip comes in contact with tho surface and nets as a brake. It is designed principally to prevent tho skato from flying out forward for-ward anil throwing tho skater, but is ulso uboful In preventing tho floor from being damaged by tho back part of the frame,