Snowless skis

Claim 2

A roller assembly for rendering a ski useful in traversing a solid surface not covered with snow or snow-like substance, said assembly comprising a segmented rotatable rolling surface underneath the underside and transverse to the longitudinal axis of said ski, said rolling surface comprised of approximately two substantially equidiameter cylindrical center rollers, said center section being flanked on each side by edge rollers, each edge roller having an inner diameter about the same as the outermost diameters of said center section, each edge roller having an outer diameter nearer to the longitudinal edge of said ski smaller than said inner diameter, the segments of said rolling surface defined by said edge rollers tapering between said inner and outer diameters of said edge rollers.

Claim 3

A roller assembly of claim 1 wherein said center section is defined by two substantially equidiameter cylindrical rolling members spaced by a sleeve.

Claim 4

A roller assembly of claim 2 wherein each edge roller is substantially identical in size and configuration.

Claim 5

A ski device for traversing a solid surface, said device comprising an elongated ski, means for attaching said device to the foot of the wearer, a plurality of roller assemblies of claim 1 being positioned along said ski to provide rollable support when said ski is in use.

Claim 6

A ski device of claim 4 being further characterized in having snag preventing means mounted thereto, said snag preventing means comprising a downward extending shield mounted along the longitudinal inner surface, the longitudinal outer surface of said ski device being shield-free.

Claim 7

A roller assembly of claim 1 comprising four rotating rolling members, the position of said rolling members being maintained along said axle by spacing means, said spacing means being annularly mounted about said axle and between said rolling members.

Claim 8

A roller assembly of claim 6 wherein said spacing means comprises a sleeve.

Claim 9

A ski for traversing a solid surface comprising a roller assembly of claim 1.

Claim 10

A roller assembly of claim 1 wherein the outer surface of said rolling surface is defined by edge rollers, one edge roller being outside a support member supporting said rotatable surface underneath the underside of said ski.

Claim 11

A ski comprisIng a roller assembly of claim 9.

Claim 12

A roller assembly for attachment to a ski, and rendering said ski useful in traversing a solid surface not covered with snow or snow-like substance, said assembly comprising attaching means, a support member and a rotatable rolling surface, i. said attaching means holding said assembly to said ski and comprising a pair of substantially right angled bracket members, each of said bracket members having a horizontal surface and a vertical surface extending downwardly from said horizontal surface, means for attaching said horizontal surfaces of said pair of bracket members such that the combined span of said horizontal surfaces is sufficient to enable said downwardly extending vertical surfaces to extend downwardly near the longitudinal edges of said ski at the site of attachment of said assembly, butting means on the inward side of each downwardly extending vertical surface cooperating with the underside of said ski at the site of attachment of said assembly, ii. said support member supporting said rotatable rolling surface and comprising an axle and means for bonding said axle to said downwardly extending surfaces such that said axle is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said ski and beneath the underside of said ski, iii. said rotatable rolling surface being segmented and axially mounted around said axle, said rolling surface having a substantially cylindrical center section and being tapered such that each outermost diameter of said surface is smaller than a more inward diameter of said rolling surface.

Claim 13

A roller assembly for attachment to a ski, and rendering said ski useful in traversing a solid surface not covered with snow or snow-like substance, said assembly comprising attaching means, a support member and a rotatable rolling surface, i. said attaching means holding said assembly to said ski and comprising a pair of substantially right angled bracket members, each of said bracket members having a horizontal surface and a vertical surface extending downwardly from said horizontal surface, means for attaching said horizontal surfaces of said pair of bracket members such that the combined span of said horizontal surfaces is sufficient to enable said downwardly extending vertical surfaces to extend downwardly near the longitudinal edges of said ski at the site of attachment of said assembly, butting means on the inward side of each downwardly extending vertical surface cooperating with the underside of said ski at the site of attachment of said assembly, ii. said support member supporting said rotatable rolling surface and comprising an axle and means for bonding said axle to said downwardly extending surfaces such that said axle is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of said ski and beneath the underside of said ski, iii. said rotatable rolling surface being segmented and axially mounted around said axle, said rolling surface having a substantially cylindrical center section and being tapered such that each outermost diameter of said surface is smaller than a more inward diameter of said rolling surface.