Abstract An oblong body of semi-rigid elastic material has a pair of opposite side faces, each having recessed therein a socket complemental in cross section to a ski but slightly less in cross section area than the cross section area of a ski when seated in the socket. The body face containing the ski socket is recessed also to provide a pole socket complemental to the shank of a ski pole when seated in the socket but of slightly less cross section area than the cross section area of the pole shank. Longitudinally spaced resilient tongues integral with the body project laterally from each side face of the body and define the sockets. The outer ends of the tongues have tip portions that extend part way over their adjacent sockets, terminating in aligned, spaced relation to provide a lateral opening for each socket, through which a ski shank or pole shank may be inserted edgewise in or removed from its socket. Each body constitutes a rack for holding a pair of skis and a pair of poles in such individually spaced apart relation that no part of any ski or pole may contact any part of the other ski or pole. The racks may be detachably mounted in a carrier frame for transportation by automobile or back pack.
A ski and pole holder rack comprising: an oblong one-piece body of semi-rigid elastic material having a pair of planar opposite side faces and a pair of opposite end faces; first and second resilient end tongues extending laterally from each side face at each end of the body respectively; a third flexible resilient tongue extending laterally from each side face intermediate said first and second end tongues and defining therewith a ski shank seating socket and a separate pole shank seating socket, said ski shank socket partially defined by said first tongue, said tongue terminating in an upturned portion overlying a major portion of said ski shank seating socket, said pole shank seating socket partially defined by said intermediate tongue, said intermediate tongue including a first portion extending toward said upturned portion of said first tongue and overlying a minor portion of said ski shank seating socket and a second portion overlying a portion of said pole shank seating socket, said second resilient end tongues adjacent said pole shank sockets each having a portion extending partiaLly over its adjacent pole shank socket.
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A ski and pole holder rack comprising: an oblong one-piece body of semi-rigid elastic material having a pair of planar opposite side faces and a pair of opposite end faces; first and second resilient end tongues extending laterally from each side face at each end of the body respectively; a third flexible resilient tongue extending laterally from each side face intermediate said first and second end tongues and defining therewith a ski shank seating socket and a separate pole shank seating socket, said ski shank socket partially defined by said first tongue, said tongue terminating in an upturned portion overlying a major portion of said ski shank seating socket, said pole shank seating socket partially defined by said intermediate tongue, said intermediate tongue including a first portion extending toward said upturned portion of said first tongue and overlying a minor portion of said ski shank seating socket and a second portion overlying a portion of said pole shank seating socket, said second resilient end tongues adjacent said pole shank sockets each having a portion extending partiaLly over its adjacent pole shank socket.