Braking mechanism for in-line skates

A braking mechanism for an in-line skate, said skate having a boot and a wheel-carrying chassis secured beneath said boot, said braking mechanism comprising two generally L-shaped levers, configured for positioning one on each side of the skate, each lever having two arms, comprising an upwardly projecting arm and a rearwardly projecting arm, the area of each said lever where said arms of said lever intersect being configured for pivotal connection to said chassis at one of corresponding pivotal connections on each side of the chassis, such that when so connected at one of said pivotal connections, each said upwardly projecting arm extends upwardly from said pivotal connection towards the rear of the calf of a skater wearing said skate, to an upper distal end, and such that each said rearwardly projecting arm extends rearwardly from said wheel chassis to a rearward distal end, said rearward distal ends being joined and having a brake pad secured beneath them, said upper distal ends having a braking pressure receiving means mounted on or extending laterally between them, configured for positioning behind the skater's calf, whereby rearward rotation of the skater's calf relative to the boot, when said braking mechanism is installed, produces rearward movement of said upper distal ends, thereby moving said brake pad downwardly by virtue of rotation of said levers about said pivotal connections, to engage the ground.