A braking device for skates including an item of footgear composed of a quarter articulated to a shell in turn associated with a supporting frame for one or more wheels. A rod member is articulated to a plate having a slot for the sliding and pivoting of rods which clamp a pair of disks laterally associated...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5388844?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5388844 - Braking device, particularly for skates
