In line roller skate assembly having training wheels

A roller skate assembly comprising a sole portion for receiving a foot of a wearer thereon;

• means for securing said sole portion to the foot of the wearer;
• first and second roller means;
• means for rotatably mounting said first and second roller means on said sole portion for rotation about first and second spaced, substantially parallel, transverse axes of rotation so that said first and second roller means are in substantially longitudinally aligned relation on said sole portion and so that said first and second roller means are operable for movably supporting said sole portion and said wearer on a supporting surface, third roller means, carriage means, means for rotatably mounting said third roller means on said carriage means, and carriage mounting means for mounting said carriage means on said sole portion so that said third roller means is rotatable about a third axis which is substantially parallel to said first and second axes, said carriage mounting means mounting said carriage means so that said third roller means is operative in cooperation with said first and second roller means for supporting said roller skate assembly on said supporting surface and being operable for alternatively positioning said third roller means in a first position along said third axis of substantially longitudinally aligned relation to said first and second roller means and a second transversely shifted position along said third axis of longitudinally nonaligned relation to said first and second roller means.