Braking device particularly for skates

A braking device, particularly for skates which comprise a shoe composed of a quarter which is articulated to a shell which is associated with a supporting frame for two or more wheels, said device comprising:

• a braking element which is oscillatably pivoted relative to said frame for movement generally upwardly and downwardly relative to said frame, said braking element having a ground engaging pad interacting with the ground in a downward position;
• and
• at least one strut linking said quarter and said braking element such that articulation of said quarter rearwardly relative to said frame causes said strut to move said braking element downwardly and articulation of said quarter forwardly relative to said frame permits upward movement of said braking element,
• said strut including an elastic element extending along a longitudinal axis of said strut and arranged to transmit compressive force along said longitudinal axis to move said braking element downwardly when said quarter is articulated rearwardly, said elastic element being capable of lateral deformation when a force is applied to said elastic element along an axis that is disposed at an angle relative to said longitudinal axis.