Abstract A tie or band for binding a pair of skis to each other in bottom-to-bottom relationship. The tie is formed from an elongate strip of flexible material, preferably a nylon reenforced polyvinyl material. The length of the tie is approximately 14 inches which is in turn approximately 3 1/2 times the sum of the width and thickness of a typical downhill ski. Two mating sections of fabric hook and looptype fasteners, such as the material sold under the trademark ''''Velcro'''' are sewn or bonded to the strip, one fastener section being located on one side of the strip at one end of the strip, and the other section of fastener material being located on the opposite side of the strip at a location between one-third and one-half of the length of the strip from the opposite end of the strip. This arrangement enables that section of the strip which does not have a fastener section at its end to be located between the facing skis to separate the bottoms and steel edges of the skis, the remaining portion of the strip being wrapped around the skis in a direction such that the two fastening sections may be engaged with each other.
A tie for binding a pair of skis to each other in bottom-tobottom spaced relationship comprising an elongate strip of a material whose characteristics are flexibility, inextensibility and strength with said mAterial remaining substantially constant over the range of temperatures to which the skis would normally be subjected, said strip having a length equal to approximately 3 1/2 times the sum of the width plus thickness of a typical ski with a first section being disposable between the bottoms of said skis to be tied together to maintain the same in spaced relationship to one another, first and second substantially flat mating portions of a hook and loop-type fabric fastening material, means securing the first fastening material portion to one side of said strip at the end thereof opposite to said first section, and means securing the second fastening material portion to the opposite side of said strip at a location spaced from the opposite end of said strip by between one-third and one-half of the length of said strip so that said second fastening means portion is outside said first section of said strip disposable between said skis and can be mated with said first fastening material portion in a substantially flat unobstructive juncture on the top of one of said skis.
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A tie for binding a pair of skis to each other in bottom-tobottom spaced relationship comprising an elongate strip of a material whose characteristics are flexibility, inextensibility and strength with said mAterial remaining substantially constant over the range of temperatures to which the skis would normally be subjected, said strip having a length equal to approximately 3 1/2 times the sum of the width plus thickness of a typical ski with a first section being disposable between the bottoms of said skis to be tied together to maintain the same in spaced relationship to one another, first and second substantially flat mating portions of a hook and loop-type fabric fastening material, means securing the first fastening material portion to one side of said strip at the end thereof opposite to said first section, and means securing the second fastening material portion to the opposite side of said strip at a location spaced from the opposite end of said strip by between one-third and one-half of the length of said strip so that said second fastening means portion is outside said first section of said strip disposable between said skis and can be mated with said first fastening material portion in a substantially flat unobstructive juncture on the top of one of said skis.