Ski ticket holder

Claim 1

In combination: a. a waistband of a pair of ski pants, b. a ski ticket frame including a bail, c. a ski ticket holder for use with said ski ticket frame, said holder comprising: a. a circular disc having a planar surface on one side; b. a pin mounted on the center of said planar surface and projecting away therefrom at right angles, said pin being of sufficient length to penetrate said waistband of said pair of ski pants with a tip portion projecting inwardly from said waistband, said tip portion of said pin being of thermally responsive plastic material capable of being softened by the application of heat and laterally spread, and of hardening after the removal of heat; c. a washer having a central aperture capable of fitting over said tip portion projecting inwardly from said waistband, the end of said tip portion protruding from said washer as said washer is in face to face engagement with the inner side of said waistband and said planar surface of said disc is in face to face engagement with the outer side of said waistband, said protruding end of said tip portion being heated and laterally enlarged to overlie the adjacent portion of said washer to effect permanent installation on said waistband; and, d. a pig tail mounted on the periphery of said disc and terminating at its, distal end in a loop for engagement with said bail, said pig tail depending from said disc a distance such that said ski ticket attached to said loop by said bail is located below the bottom of a conventional ski jacket worn over said waistband of said ski pants, whereby said ski ticket is removed by cutting said bail.