Connector for ski training

Claim 1

In a ski-training device having a U-shaped rod with headed ends for movably connecting a pair of skis, an improved connector for releasably securing the head ends of said rod to each of said skis, said improved connector comprising: a. a receptacle formed of a single piece of elastomeric material mounted on top of each of said skis; b. said receptacle having an outside wall, a top and a hollow interior; c. the upper region of said receptacle having a gripping sleeve with a through opening approximately the size of the shank of said rod adjacent said head; d. said gripping sleeve extending from said top of said receptacle downward a substantial distance into said hollow interior of said receptacle; e. said head being insertable in said sleeve to interlock with the lower end of said sleeve so said shank is retained in said receptacle and said receptacle resists any force tending to alter thE distance between the other end of said rod and said receptacle; f. said outside wall, top and sleeve of said receptacle being sufficiently deformable so said shank can tilt through a substantial range of angles as said skis move relative to each other with said head remaining interlocked with said sleeve throughout said range of angles; and g. said hollow interior extending around said sleeve to afford clearance for said head to move up under said top as said sleeve and shank tilt.