Patent ID: 7159879

Claim:
A brake actuation for a skateboard comprising: a skateboard truck; an actuating element comprising: a deck plate configured to be attachable to a skateboard deck; and a truck plate configured to be attachable to the skateboard truck and the deck plate, wherein upon an application of a force to the skateboard deck, the position of the truck plate relative to the deck plate changes; and a brake system, wherein the brake system is engaged by differential motion of the actuating element and configured to reduce a rotational velocity of a wheel, the brake system comprising a pair of calipers, each caliper having an actuator cable connected thereto, wherein each brake caliper includes a brake pad, and wherein the differential motion between the deck plate and the truck plate causes one of the actuator cables to pull the actuator cable anchored on one end of the caliper arm, thereby forcing the brake pad to come in contact with the wheel.