Roller skates

Claim 1

In a roller skate of the type having a shoe (1) fixed onto a sole (2) secured to a base (3), a front brake pad (4) secured to the front part of said base, front and rear undercarriages (5, 5') each with a pair of wheels (6, 6'), a pivoting system (7, 7') for each pair of wheels, and an axle (8, 8') for rotatably supporting each pair of wheels; wherein the front and rear axles are pivoting axles (8, 8') each of which is provided with a suspension system (9, 9'), the latter being secured at one end thereof on a central part (10, 10') of the pivoting axle, right to the axis of the wheels (6, 6'), and the opposite end thereof being guided by a centering barrel (17) located inside the base (3); wherein each pivoting axle is provided with a pivoting system (7, 7') comprising an articulated arm (21, 21') pivotally secured at an upper end thereof to the base (3) by pivot means (11, 11') while a lower end thereof is secured to an integral arm (12, 12') of the pivoting axle by resilient means; and wherein a member (20) fixed to the bottom surface of the base (3) is provided at both ends with buffer means (45) for damping shock by the articulated arms (21, 21') when the latter are returning to normal positions; the improvement: wherein said buffer means comprises removable pads (45) inserted in housings (43) machined in said both ends, respectively, of said member (20); and comprising an additional braking means (42), rotatably mounted on the rear of said plate (3), for contacting said wheels (6') of said rear undercarriage (5') to brake said skate.