Ski protection system and parts therefor

Claim 2

A ski-securing apparatus comprising rod means permanently mounted on and extending outwardly from a support structure, frame means for receiving a pair of skis, said frame means being adapted to partially surround said pair of skis, means for detachably assembling said frame means and rod means together to completely encircle said skis, and means for locking said frame means and rod means in said assembled position.

Claim 3

The apparatus according to claim 1 in which said frame means includes a plurality of apertures and said rod means and said frame means are assembled by sliding said frame means over said rod means with said rod means extending through said apertures, respectively.

Claim 4

The apparatus according to claim 2 in which said rod means extends outwardly beyond said frame means, and said locking means comprises an aperture in said rod means which is outwardly of said framemeans and adapted to receive a padlock to prevent sliding said frame means off of said rod means.

Claim 5

The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said frame means comprises a bent and formed, generally ''''U'''' shaped wire member with spaced parallel leg portions, and the wire member at the end of each said leg is looped to define one of said apertures.

Claim 6

The apparatus according to claim 4 in which said frame means also comprises a second wire member, disposed between said leg portions, to provide a generally E-shaped frame means.

Claim 7

The apparatus according to claim 5 in which the last-named member has a bent and shaped looped portion to form another said aperture in axial alignment with said other apertures.

Claim 8

The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said frame means comprises a rigid, unitary, generally U-shaped member having a base portion and spaced parallel leg portions and said apertures are in said leg portions, respectively, at the ends thereof remote from said base portion.

Claim 9

The apparatus according to claim 7 wherein said frame means is of extruded aluminum.

Claim 10

The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said frame means is of extruded aluminum configured into a generally E shape having a base portion and spaced parallel leg portions, with said leg portions being of the same length and with a said aperture formed in each said leg portion remote from said base portion.

Claim 11

The apparatus according to claim 9 wherein each said leg of said frame means is approximately 3 inches long between said base portion and the nearest edge of said aperture therein.

Claim 12

The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein said frame means is of extruded aluminum configured into a generally E shape having a base portion and spaced parallel leg portions, the outer two of said leg portions being of the same length and having a said aperture formed therein remote from said base portion, the center of said leg portions being of less length than the distance between said base portion and the near edge of said apertures in said outer leg portions.

Claim 13

Apparatus for securing a pair of skis to a support structure comprising: a rod having a reduced diameter along a portion of its length from one end thereoF and having an aperture therethrough at the other end, said rod extending through the support structure along the length of the reduced diameter, a retaining collar about said rod at its reduced diameter adjacent one side of the support structure to secure said rod therein, and a frame including, a base, three parallel members extending from said base, said three parallel members each having a rod receiving aperture in an end thereof away from said base, each of said three members being of a length between said base and said aperture therein approximately equal to the width of the skis to be secured, whereby when the skis are disposed between the members of said frame and said rod extends through said apertures in said frame, respectively, and a lock is placed in said aperture in said rod, the skis are secure.

Claim 14

Apparatus for securing a pair of skis to a support structure comprising: a rod having a reduced diameter along a portion of its length from one end thereoF and having an aperture therethrough at the other end, said rod extending through the support structure along the length of the reduced diameter, a retaining collar about said rod at its reduced diameter adjacent one side of the support structure to secure said rod therein, and a frame including, a base, three parallel members extending from said base, said three parallel members each having a rod receiving aperture in an end thereof away from said base, each of said three members being of a length between said base and said aperture therein approximately equal to the width of the skis to be secured, whereby when the skis are disposed between the members of said frame and said rod extends through said apertures in said frame, respectively, and a lock is placed in said aperture in said rod, the skis are secure.

Claim 15

A ski-receiving frame adapted to mount upon a support rod and to receive and hold a pair of skis within the frame and between the frame and support rod, said ski-receiving frame comprising a pair of side members and a base member, said side members being interconnected by said base member and extending in spaced, parallel relation with each other, each said side member having an aperture means having a sliding fit with said support rod, both said aperture means being axially aligned, the length of each said side member intermediate said base member and said aperture means, respectively, being about 3 inches to be substantially equal to, but no less than, the width of the skis to be received in said ski-receiving frame and the width of said ski-receiving frame between said side members being about 2 inches to be substantially equal to, but no less than, the thickness of said pair of skis when juxtaposed on top of one another.

Claim 16

A ski-receiving frame adapted to mount upon a support rod and to receive and hold a pair of skis within the frame and between the frame and support rod, said ski-receiving frame comprising a pair of side members and a base member, said side members being interconnected by said base member and extending in spaced, parallel relation with each other, each said side member having an aperture means having a sliding fit with said support rod, both said aperture means being axially aligned, the length of each said side member intermediate said base member and said aperture means, respectively, being about 3 inches to be substantially equal to, but no less than, the width of the skis to be received in said ski-receiving frame and the width of said ski-receiving frame between said side members being about 2 inches to be substantially equal to, but no less than, the thickness of said pair of skis when juxtaposed on top of one another.

Claim 17

The ski-receiving frame according to claim 13 including an intermediate member extending from said base member intermediate and parallel with said side members and being spaced from said side members, respectively, sufficiently to permit the reception of one said ski in each space between a said side member and said intermediate member, each said space being of a width of about 1 inch, to be substantially equal to, but no less than, the thickness of the ski to be received therein.

Claim 18

The ski-receiving frame according to claim 14 wherein said intermediate member has an aperture means in axial alignment with the said aperture means in said side members and is of the same length intermediate said base member and said aperture means therein as said side members are intermediate said base member and aperture means, respectively.