Combination ski lock and safety strap

Claim 2

A combination ski lock and safety strap, comprising an elongated cable having a male member on one end thereof and a female member on the other end thereof, said male member having an elongated shank with a plurality of lugs extending outwardly therefrom, said female member having an elongated slot therein for receiving said elongated shank and said lugs carried thereby, said female member having a plurality of locking rings movable between a locked position thereof wherein movement of lugs into and out of said slot is prevented and an unlocking position thereof wherein free movement of said lugs within said elongated slot is provided, and a control means mounted on one of said members and movable between an engaged position wherein said locking rings in the unlocked position thereof are prevented from being moved to the locked position thereof and said elongated shank is firmly held in said elongated slot and a disengaged position thereof wherein said locking rings are movable between the locked and the unlocked positions thereof, whereby said combination ski lock and safety strap may be used as a safety strap when said locking rings are in the unlocked position thereof and said control means is in the engaged position thereof thereby to permit easy removal of said male member from said female member by movement of said control mechanism to the disengaged position thereof and said combination ski lock and safety strap may be used as a ski lock when said control means is in the disengaged position thereof and said locking rings are in the locked position thereof thereby firmly holding said male member within said female member.

Claim 3

The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein said male member and said female member are each pivotally mounted on said cable.

Claim 4

The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein said elongated cable has a clip thereon forming a loop between said male member and said female member.

Claim 5

The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein the number of locking rings on said female member corresponds to the number of lugs on said shank.

Claim 6

The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein said control means is mounted on and rotatable with respect to said female member.

Claim 7

The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein said control means is rotatable 90* with respect to said one member between the engaged and the disengaged positions of said control means.

Claim 8

The combination set forth in claim 1, wherein said control means is a ring having a keyhole shaped slot therethrough, said keyhole shaped slot being constructed and arranged to accept therethrough said shank and lugs of said male member.

Claim 9

A combination ski lock and safety strap, comprising an elongated cable having a male member on one end thereof and a female member on the other end thereof, said male member having an elongated shank with a plurality of lugs extending outwardly therefrom, said female member having an elongated slot therein for receiving said elongated shank and said lugs carried thereby, said female member having a plurality of locking rings movable between a locked position thereof wherein movement of lugs into and out of said slot iS prevented and an unlocking position thereof wherein free movement of said lugs within said elongated slot is provided, and a control means mounted on one of said members having a first camming surface thereon engaging a second camming surface on the other of said members, said control means being movable between an engaged position wherein said first camming member and said second camming member cooperate to position said lugs with respect to said locking rings to prevent said locking rings from moving from the unlocked position thereof and said elongated shank is firmly held in said elongated slot and a disengaged position thereof wherein said first camming surface and said second camming surface cooperate to permit said locking rings to be movable between the locked and the unlocked positions thereof, whereby said combination ski lock and safety strap may be used as a safety strap when said locking rings are in the unlocked position thereof and said control means is in the engaged position thereof thereby to permit easy removal of said male member from said female member by movement of said control means to the disengaged position thereof and said combination ski lock and safety strap may be used as a ski lock when said control means is in the disengaged position thereof and said locking rings are in the locked position thereof thereby firmly holding said male member within said female member.

Claim 10

A combination ski lock and safety strap, comprising an elongated cable having a male member on one end thereof and a female member on the other end thereof, said male member having an elongated shank with a plurality of lugs extending outwardly therefrom, said female member having an elongated slot therein for receiving said elongated shank and said lugs carried thereby, said female member having a plurality of locking rings movable between a locked position thereof wherein movement of lugs into and out of said slot iS prevented and an unlocking position thereof wherein free movement of said lugs within said elongated slot is provided, and a control means mounted on one of said members having a first camming surface thereon engaging a second camming surface on the other of said members, said control means being movable between an engaged position wherein said first camming member and said second camming member cooperate to position said lugs with respect to said locking rings to prevent said locking rings from moving from the unlocked position thereof and said elongated shank is firmly held in said elongated slot and a disengaged position thereof wherein said first camming surface and said second camming surface cooperate to permit said locking rings to be movable between the locked and the unlocked positions thereof, whereby said combination ski lock and safety strap may be used as a safety strap when said locking rings are in the unlocked position thereof and said control means is in the engaged position thereof thereby to permit easy removal of said male member from said female member by movement of said control means to the disengaged position thereof and said combination ski lock and safety strap may be used as a ski lock when said control means is in the disengaged position thereof and said locking rings are in the locked position thereof thereby firmly holding said male member within said female member.

Claim 11

The combination set forth in claim 8, wherein said control means is mounted on and rotatable with respect to said female member.

Claim 12

The combination set forth in claim 8, wherein said control means is rotatable 90* with respect to said one member between the engaged and the disengaged positions of said control means.

Claim 13

The combination set forth in claim 8, wherein said control means is a ring having a keyhole shaped slot therethrough, said keyhole shaped slot being constructed and arranged to accept therethrough said shank and lugs of said male member.