Internal ski rack for automobile

Claim 1

Ski supporting means adapted to be mounted within a station wagon or other vehicle to support skis having ski bindings thereon within the vehicle, said supporting means comprising two elongated members adapted to be secured to the under side of the roof of the vehicle in positions extending transversely of the vehicle and spaced apart longitudinally of the vehicle a distance exceeding the length of the ski bindings on the skis, one of said members being located closer to the front of the vehicle and including a vertically projecting web provided with a plurality of transversely spaced substantially rectangular horizontal ski receiving openings, each of which presents inwardly facing yieldable surfaces formed to embrace and contact the tail portion of the skis throughout the circumference thereof, that member located closer to the rear of the vehicle being provided with a substantially flat, downwardly facing cushioned surface engageable by the toe portions of the skis and having a plurality of transversely spaced openings therein spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of a ski, and flexible elastic strap means connected to the rear member and extending into said openings, said strap means being arranged to embrace and urge the toe portions of the skis against said cushioned surface and into predetermined positions aligned with the rectangular openings in the front member.