Europäisches Patentamt (19) European Patent Office *EP000997170A3* Office européen des brevets (11) EP 0 997 170 A3 EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION (12) (88) Date of publication A3: (51) Int Cl.7: 26.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/26 A63C 17/06 (43) Date of publication A2: 03.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/18 (21) Application number: 99117526.6 (22) Date of filing: 04.09.1999 (84) Designated Contracting States: (72) Inventors: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI • Nava, Tiziano 20020 Ceriano Laghetto, Milano (IT) • Poggiali, Luca 21042 Caronno Pertusella, Varese (IT) • Zaffaroni, Giovanni 21047 Saronno, Varese (IT) (30) Priority: 28.10.1998 IT PN980077 (71) Applicant: F.B.C. Di Giuliano Frati & C.S.N.C. (74) Representative: Giugni, Valter et al 33085 Maniago Pordenone (IT) (54) PROPRIA S.r.l., Via Mazzini 13 33170 Pordenone (IT) Roller skate with elastic suspension means is floating with respect to the frame (12) of the skate (10), and are associated to pairs of springs (24) that are compressed between the frame and the bogie. The solution is more rational, simpler and more compact with respect to prior-art ones. EP 0 997 170 A3 (57) Roller skate, in particular roller skate with inline wheels, provided with independent elastic suspension means. The wheels (11) are journaled in a bogie (13) that Printed by Jouve, 75001 PARIS (FR) EP 0 997 170 A3 2 EP 0 997 170 A3 3