Braking system for in-line skates

A braking system for an in-line skate, where said skate comprises a chassis and boot assembly carrying a plurality of in-line wheels, and a plastic cuff securable around a skater's ankle and pivotally connected to said chassis and boot assembly at lateral and medial pivot points generally in the area of the skater's lateral and medial malleoli respectively, said braking system comprising:

• a cable attachment means secured to the cuff at one of said pivot points, to rotate relative to the boot with rotation of the cuff;
• a cable attached at one end to said cable attachment means and routed to lead rearwardly from a lower edge thereof disposed a distance below said pivot point, thence through a cable housing connected to the chassis and boot assembly near a heel area thereof, and thence forwardly to the area of the wheels;
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• at least one brake assembly connected to said cable at an opposite end thereof to move a brake member connected to the chassis into engagement with a portion of at least one of the in-line wheels to provide a braking action initiated by said cable being pulled by rearward rotation of said cuff relative to said chassis and boot assembly.