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Shock absorbing quad and inline roller skates for use in traversing across rugged off-road terrain. The shock absorbing quad and inline roller skates includes a boot that has a foam-lining cushion for user comfort. A plurality of wheels that have an outer inflatable tire portion that is made of a pu

Shock absorbing quad and inline roller skates for use in traversing across rugged off-road terrain. The shock absorbing quad and inline roller skates includes a boot that has a foam-lining cushion for user comfort. A plurality of wheels that have an outer inflatable tire portion that is made of a puncture resistance material and a system for coupling the boot to the wheels with a plurality of shock absorbers.

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1. A shock absorbing roller skate comprising:a boot for fitting around a human foot, the boot having a bottom side, a top side, an outer side and an inner side; a foam cushion for user comfort, the foam cushion lining the inner side of the boot; a boot base being substantially the same length and wi

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A shock absorbing roller skate comprising:a boot for fitting around a human foot, the boot having a bottom side, a top side, an outer side and an inner side; a foam cushion for user comfort, the foam cushion lining the inner side of the boot; a boot base being substantially the same length and width as the bottom side of the boot, the boot base having a top side, a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a first side and a second side, the bottom side of the boot being coupled to the top side of the boot base; the bottom side of the boot base having a mid recess portion, the mid recess portion forming a front side wall proximate the front side of the boot base and forming a back side wall proximate the back side of the boot base, both the front side wall and the back side wall of the mid recess portion being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the boot base, the front side wall having a threaded bore that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the boot base, the back side wall having a threaded bore that is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the boot base; a front spring connecting protrusion having a width, the front spring connecting protrusion being coupled to the mid recess portion of the boot base at a predetermined distance from the front side wall, the front spring connecting protrusion being positioned at a predetermined angle relative to the front side wall, the front connecting protrusion having a bore that is aligned with the threaded bore in the front side wall; a back spring connecting protrusion having a width, the back spring connecting protrusion being coupled to the mid recess portion of the boot base at a predetermined distance from the back side wall, the back spring connecting protrusion being positioned at a predetermined angle relative to the back side wall, the back connecting protrusion having a bore that is aligned with the threaded bore in the back side wall; the bottom side of the boot base having four shock recesses, one of the shock recesses being positioned near the front side and first side of the boot base, another of the shock recesses being positioned near the front side and second side of the boot base, another of the shock recesses being positioned near the back side and first side of the boot base, the last of the shock recesses being positioned near the back side and second side of the boot base, each of the shock recesses having a side wall that is at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottom side of the boot base, each of the side walls having a threaded bore; the boot base having a pair of front fenders, one of the front fenders protruding out from the first side of the boot base proximate the boot base's front side, the other one of the front fenders protruding out from the second side of the boot base proximate the boot base's front side; the boot base having a pair of back fenders, one of the back fenders protruding out from the first side of the boot base proximate the boot base's back side, the other one of the back fenders protruding out from the second side of the boot base-proximate the boot base's back side; a brake mount having a first end and a second end, the brake mount being cylindrical in shape, the first end of the brake mount having a threaded rod extending therefrom along the longitudinal axis of the brake mount, the threaded rod having a diameter, the second end of the brake mount being coupled to the bottom of the boot base near the boot base's front side and extending at a predetermined angle relative to the bottom side of the boot base; a brake having a first end and a second end, the brake being cylindrical in shape and being made of an elastomeric material, the first end of the brake having a cylindrical first well with diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the brake mount, the second end of the brake having a second well of a diameter, the wells in the first end and second end of the brake having a connecting bore, the connecting bore having a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the threaded rod on the brake mount, the first end of brake mount being received in the first well of the first end of the brake, the threaded rod on the brake mount being received in the connecting bore of the brake, wherein the brake is coupled to the brake mount by a threaded nut engaging the portion of the threaded rod extending in the second well of the brake; a front axle having a first end, a second end and a middle section, the middle section having a diameter, the first and second ends having a diameter less-than the diameter of the middle section, the terminating portions of the first and second ends having threads, the middle section of the front axle having a first tab, the first tab having two bores therein, the middle section of the front axle also having a second tab, the second tab being positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the first tab, the second tab having a bore therein; a back axle having a first end and second end, and a middle section, the middle section having a diameter, the first and second ends having a diameter less than the diameter of the middle section, the terminating portions of the first and second ends having threads, the middle section of the back axle having a first tab, the first tab having two bores therein, the middle section of the back axle also having a second tab, the second tab being positioned at a predetermined angle with respect to the first tab, the second tab having a bore therein; four wheels each having a diameter, each of the wheels having an outer inflatable tire portion, the outer tire portion being made of puncture resistance material, each of the wheels having a bore through their center axis, each bore having a diameter larger than the diameter of the ends of the front and back axles; each of the wheels having a pair of bearings, each of the bearings having a bore, the bores in the bearings having a diameter less than the diameter of the bores in the wheels, the bores in the bearings having a diameter slightly more than the diameter of the ends of the front and back axles but less than the diameter of the middle sections of the axles, each pair of bearings being coupled to an associated one of the wheels in a manner such that each wheel is positioned in between its associated bearings and so that the bores in the bearings align with the bores in the wheels, each end of the front and back axles are received in the bores of one of the pairs of bearings and associated wheel, four breaded nuts threadably engage the threads on the first and second ends of the axles, wherein the wheels are rotatably connecting to the axles; a pair of front shock absorbers for dampening motion, each of the front shock absorbers having a first end and a second end, the first end of each of the shock absorbers having a bore, the bore on the first end of one of the front shock absorbers being positioned so it is aligned with the threaded bore in the side wall of the shock recess that is positioned near the front side and first side of the bottom of the boot base, the bore on the first end of the other front shock absorber being positioned so it is aligned with that threaded bore in the side wall of the shock recess that is positioned near the front side and second side of the bottom of the boot base, a pair of threaded bolts are inserted through the bores in the first end of the front shock absorbers and threadably engage the threaded bores in the shock recesses, wherein the first end of the front shock absorbers are coupled to the boot base; the second end of the front shock absorbers each having a bore, the bore on the second end of one of the front shock absorbers being positioned so it is in align with one of the bores on the first tab of the front axle, the bore on the second end of the other front shock absorber being positioned so it is in align with the other bore on the first tab of the front axle, a pair of bolts are inserted through the bores, wherein the second end of the front shock absorbers are coupled to the front axle; a pair of back shock absorbers for dampening motion, each of the back shock absorbers having a first end and a second end, the first end of each back shock absorbers having a bore, the bore on the first end of one of the back shock absorbers being positioned so it is aligned with the threaded bore in the side wall of the shock recess that is positioned near the back side and first side of the bottom side of the boot base, the bore on the first end of the other back shock absorber being positioned so it aligned with the threaded bore in the side wall of the shock recess that is positioned near the back side and second side of the bottom side of the boot base, a pair of bolts are inserted through the bores in the first end of the back shock absorbers and threadably engage the threaded bores in the shock recesses, wherein the first end of the back shock absorbers are coupled to the boot base; the second end of the back shock absorbers each having a bore, the bore on the second end of one of the back shock absorbers being positioned so it is in align with one of the bores on the first tab of the back axle, the bore on the second end of the other back shock absorber being positioned so it is in align with the other bore on the first tab of the back axle, a pair of bolts are inserted through the bores, wherein the second end of the back shock absorbers are coupled to the back axle; a pair of spring absorption mechanisms, each of the spring absorption mechanisms having an upper shaft, each of the upper shafts having a first end and a second end, each of the first ends having a channel and a pair of bores, the bores being axially aligned with each other across the channels, the distance across the channels being slightly greater than the width of the spring connecting protrusions on the bottom side of the boot base, the second ends of the upper shaft each having a well; each of the spring absorption mechanisms having a lower shaft, each lower shaft having a first end and a second end, each of the first ends having a diameter slightly less than the diameter of the wells in the second ends of the upper shafts, each one of the first ends of the lower shaft being received in the wells of the second end of fat associated one of the upper shafts, wherein the lower shafts are free to slide in and out of the wells in the upper shafts, the second ends of the lower shafts terminating it threads; each spring absorption mechanism also having a helical spring coiled around the upper and lower shafts for biasing the upper and lower shafts away from each other; each spring absorption mechanism having a pair of rubber bushings having bores and a pair of washers having bores, the second tab of the front axle being placed in between one pair of the rubber bushings in a manner such that the bores on the rubber bushings align with the bore in the second tab of the front axle, the second tab of the back axle being place in between the other pair of rubber bushings in a manner such that the bores of the rubber bushings align with the bore in the second tab of the back axle, the washers being positioned adjacent to the rubber bushings in a manner such that the bores of the washers align with the bores of the rubber bushings and the bores of the second tabs; the second end of the lower shaft of the one of the spring absorption mechanisms being received through the bore in the second tab of the front axle and the bores in the associated washers and rubber bushings, wherein a nut threadably engages the threads on the second end of the lower shaft coupling the lower shaft of the spring absorption mechanism to the front axle; the channel in the first end of the upper shaft of the spring absorption mechanism that is coupled to the front axle receiving the front spring connecting protrusion on the bottom side of the boot base in a manner such that the bore on the front spring connecting protrusion is aligned with the bores in the upper shaft of the spring absorption mechanism and the threaded bore in the front side wall formed by the mid recess portion in the bottom side of the boot base, wherein a threaded hex head fastener is inserted through the bores and threadably engages the threads in the threaded bore in the front side wall of the bottom of the boot base coupling the upper shaft of the spring absorption mechanism to the boot base; the second end of the lower shaft of the other of the spring absorption mechanisms being received through the bore in the second tab of the back axle and the bores in the associated washers and rubber bushings, wherein a nut threadably engages the threads on the second end of the lower shaft coupling the lower shaft of the spring absorption mechanism to the back axle; and the channel in the first end of the upper shaft of the spring absorption mechanism that is coupled to the back axle receiving the back spring connecting protrusion on the bottom of the boot base in a manner such that the bore on the back spring connecting protrusion is aligned with the bores in the upper shaft of the spring absorption mechanism and the threaded bore in the back side wall formed by the mid recess portion in the bottom side of the boot base, wherein a threaded hex head fastener is inserted through the bores and threadably engages the threads in the threaded bore in the back side wall of the bottom of the boot base coupling the upper shaft of the spring absorption mechanism to the boot base.