Ski lock

Claim 1

A device for maintaining a pair of skis in a crossed overlying relationship to each other at a predetermined angle comprising: a wedge-shaped member having first and second, relatively convergent surfaces at said predetermined angle relative to each other, said surfaces adapted to abut, respectively, a first side margin of the first of said pair of skis and a first side margin of the second of said pair of skis; means coupled to said member for preventing lateral movement of said first side margins of said first and second skis in a first direction away from said member; means spaced from said member for preventing movement of said first side margins of said first and said second skis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plate removably carried by said member and extending laterally beyond said first and second surfaces, whereby said plate overlies said first side margins of said first and second skis when the skis are in crossed positions relative to each other and when the first side margins of the skis extend along and are generally contiguous to respective surfaces of the member; and means coupled with the plate for releasably locking said plate to said member with said first side.

Claim 2

A device for maintaining a pair of skis in a crossed overlying relationship to each other at a predetermined angle comprising: a wedge-shaped member having first and second, relatively convergent surfaces at said predetermined angle relative to each other, said surfaces adapted to abut, respectively, a first side margin of the first of said pair of skis and a first side margin of the second of said pair of skis; means coupled to said member for preventing lateral movement of said first side margins of said first and second skis in a first direction away from said member; means spaced from said member for preventing movement of said first side margins of said first and said second skis in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plate removably carried by said member and extending laterally beyond said first and second surfaces, whereby said plate overlies said first side margins of said first and second skis when the skis are in crossed positions relative to each other and when the first side margins of the skis extend along and are generally contiguous to respective surfaces of the member; and means coupled with the plate for releasably locking said plate to said member with said first side.

Claim 4

A device for maintaining a pair of skis in crossed relationship comprising: a first elongated member having a flat surface adapted to engage a surface of the first of said pair of skis; a second elongated member having a flat surface adapted to engage a surface of the second of said pair of skis; attachment means pivotally interconnecting adjacent ends of said first and second members; a first channel member attached to the outer end of said first member and adapted to receive one side edge of the corresponding ski when said ski engages said surface of said first member; a second channel member attached to the outer end of said second member and adapted to receive one side edge of said second ski when said second ski engages said surface on said second member; a wedge-shaped member carried by and extending laterally from said flat surface on said first member, said wedge-shaped member having a pair of relatively convergent side faces for engaging the opposite side edges of said first ski and said second ski, respectively, when said first side edges of said first and second skis respectively are received within said first and second channel members; a plate carried by said wedge-shaped member and having a length sufficient to permit it to overlie the opposite side edges of said first and second skis, to retain them in crossed relationship to each other; and locking means for releasably maintaining said plate in said overlying relationship with said skis.

Claim 5

A device for maintaining a pair of skis in crossed relationship comprising: a first elongated member having a flat surface adapted to engage a surface of the first of said pair of skis; a second elongated member having a flat surface adapted to engage a surface of the second of said pair of skis; attachment means pivotally interconnecting adjacent ends of said first and second members; a first channel member attached to the outer end of said first member and adapted to receive one side edge of the corresponding ski when said ski engages said surface of said first member; a second channel member attached to the outer end of said second member and adapted to receive one side edge of said second ski when said second ski engages said surface on said second member; a wedge-shaped member carried by and extending laterally from said flat surface on said first member, said wedge-shaped member having a pair of relatively convergent side faces for engaging the opposite side edges of said first ski and said second ski, respectively, when said first side edges of said first and second skis respectively are received within said first and second channel members; a plate carried by said wedge-shaped member and having a length sufficient to permit it to overlie the opposite side edges of said first and second skis, to retain them in crossed relationship to each other; and locking means for releasably maintaining said plate in said overlying relationship with said skis.

Claim 8

A device for releasably locking a pair of skis in a crossed condition comprising: a pair of elongated members, each member having a generally flat ski-engageable surface; means pivotally connecting one end of one of the members to one end of the other member to allow the members to move relative to each other from first operative positions with the members being in generally end-to-end relationship to second positions with the members being in generally side-by-side relationship; a wedge secured to a first of said members adjacent to said connecting means, said wedge having a pair of relatively convergent side surfaces substantially perpendicular to said flat surface of said first member, each side surface of the wedge generally facing toward the outer end of a respective member when the members are in said first positions; means at the outer end of each member, respectively, for forming a channel having an inner surface generally parallel with and facing the corresponding side surface of the wedge; a plate coupled with the wedge for overlapping a part of the flat surface of each member, respectively; and means coupled with the plate for releasably locking the same to the wedge.

Claim 9

A device for releasably locking a pair of skis in a crossed condition comprising: a pair of elongated members, each member having a generally flat ski-engageable surface; means pivotally connecting one end of one of the members to one end of the other member to allow the members to move relative to each other from first operative positions with the members being in generally end-to-end relationship to second positions with the members being in generally side-by-side relationship; a wedge secured to a first of said members adjacent to said connecting means, said wedge having a pair of relatively convergent side surfaces substantially perpendicular to said flat surface of said first member, each side surface of the wedge generally facing toward the outer end of a respective member when the members are in said first positions; means at the outer end of each member, respectively, for forming a channel having an inner surface generally parallel with and facing the corresponding side surface of the wedge; a plate coupled with the wedge for overlapping a part of the flat surface of each member, respectively; and means coupled with the plate for releasably locking the same to the wedge.