Water ski rack

Claim 2

A ski rack adaptable for mounting on the horizontal top and vertical side external surfaces of a boat and the like comprising: a frame; rack securing means extending from said frame including a pair of relatively short, fixed leg support members and a pair of relatively long, telescopically and angularly adjustable leg support members thereon, each of said leg support members having releasable attachment means at its free end for releasably securing said fixed leg support members to said horizontal top surface and said angularly adjustable leg members to said vertical side surface of said boat; and a ski mount assembly including ski support means adapted to releasably retain the intermediate portions of a pair of skis in edgewise, substantially parallel relation to one another, said ski support means including an upstanding post on said frame, a spring-loaded, enlarged head at one end of said post opposite to said frame, said head having guide channels along the side of said mounting post in facing relation to said frame, each adapted to receive a side edge of a ski and said head being spring-loaded in a direction urging it toward said mounting frame, and a pair of adjustable stop members on said frame in spaced relation to said ski support means, said adjustable stop members being movable into engagement with oppositely facing surfaces of said skis whereby to cooperate with said ski support means in releasably retaining a pair of skis on said rack.

Claim 3

A ski rack according to claim 1, said releasable attachment means being defined by suction cups at the free ends of said leg support members.

Claim 4

A ski rack according to claim 1, said open frame being of generally rectangular configuration having opposite sides and end frame members, said pair of relatively short, fixed leg supports secured in spaced relation to one another to one of said side frame members, and said pair of relatively long, telescopically and angularly adjustable leg support members secured in spaced relation to the other of said side frame members, said relatively long leg support members being angularly adjustable in a direction toward and away from said relatively short leg support members.

Claim 5

A ski rack according to claim 3, said relatively long leg support members including telescoping inner and outer concentric tubular members, positioning means for adjusting the effective length of said inner and outer concentric tubular members, and an angular connector at the free end of each of said relatively long leg support members to which each of said releasable means is affixed.

Claim 6

A ski rack according to claim 1, there being aligned pairs of adjustable stop members mounted on said frame with said ski support means positioned intermediately between said pairs of adjustable stop members.

Claim 7

A ski rack according to claim 1, said frame being of open, generally rectangular configuration having opposite sides and end frame members, a cross member extending between opposite side members, and a pair of ski mount assemblies extending in a direction parallel to the side frame members of said frame.

Claim 8

A ski rack according to claim 6, each of said ski mount assemblies including a mounting post on said cross member and a pair of adjustable stop members slidably positioned on each of said side frame members and adapted to be aligned with one another and with said associated mounting post, said ski support means cooperating with said aligned pairs of adjustable stop members to retain a pair of skis in edgewise upstanding relation to said mounting frame with said adjustable stop members engaging oppositely facing flat surface portions of said skis.

Claim 9

A buoyant water ski rack adapted to be mounted on the external surface of a boat and the like, comprising: a main frame comprised of lightweight tubular members of generally rectangular configuration having opposite sides and end frame members, a pair of relatively short, stationary tubular support members secured in spaced relation to one another to one of said end frame members, and a second pair of relatively long, telescopically and angularly adjustable tubular support members secured in spaced relation to the other of said end frame members, said relatively long tubular support members being angularly adjustable in a direction toward and away from said relatively short tubular support members, each of said leg support members having releasable attachment means at its free end for releasably securing said fixed leg support members and said angularly adjustable leg members to the external surface of said boat and a ski mount assembly including spring-loaded ski support members adapted to releasably retain the intermediate portions of a pair of skis in edgewise, substantially parallel relation to one another on said frame, and a pair of adjustable stop members on said frame in longitudinally spaced relation to said ski support members, said adjustable stop members being movable into engagement with oppositely facing surfaces of said skis at a point longitudinally spaced from the engagement of said ski support members whereby to cooperate with said ski support members in releasably retaining a pair of skis on said frame.

Claim 10

A buoyant water ski rack adapted to be mounted on the external surface of a boat and the like, comprising: a main frame comprised of lightweight tubular members of generally rectangular configuration having opposite sides and end frame members, a pair of relatively short, stationary tubular support members secured in spaced relation to one another to one of said end frame members, and a second pair of relatively long, telescopically and angularly adjustable tubular support members secured in spaced relation to the other of said end frame members, said relatively long tubular support members being angularly adjustable in a direction toward and away from said relatively short tubular support members, each of said leg support members having releasable attachment means at its free end for releasably securing said fixed leg support members and said angularly adjustable leg members to the external surface of said boat and a ski mount assembly including spring-loaded ski support members adapted to releasably retain the intermediate portions of a pair of skis in edgewise, substantially parallel relation to one another on said frame, and a pair of adjustable stop members on said frame in longitudinally spaced relation to said ski support members, said adjustable stop members being movable into engagement with oppositely facing surfaces of said skis at a point longitudinally spaced from the engagement of said ski support members whereby to cooperate with said ski support members in releasably retaining a pair of skis on said frame.

Claim 11

A buoyant water ski rack according to claim 8, said relatively long tubular support members including telescoping inner and outer concentric tubular members, and positioning means for adjusting the effective length of said inner and outer concentric tubular members, and an angular connector at the free end of each of said relatively long tubular support members, and said releasable attachment means defined by suction cups at the free ends of said tubular support members.

Claim 12

A buoyant water ski rack according to claim 8, said ski mount assembly having ski support members in the form of an upstanding post on said frame and slotted portions associated with said post to accommodate the side edges of said skis with the skis disposed in edgewise relation to said mounting frame.

Claim 13

A buoyant water ski rack according to claim 8, said ski mount assembly having ski support members formed of an upstanding post on said frame, a spring-loaded, enlarged head at one end of said post opposite to said frame, said head having guide channels along the side of said mounting post in facing relation to said frame each adapted to receive a side edge of a ski and said head being spring-loaded in a direction urging it toward said mounting frame.

Claim 14

A buoyant water ski rack according to claim 8, there being aligned pairs of adjustable stop members mounting on said frame with said ski support members positioned intermediately between said pairs of adjustable stop members.

Claim 15

A buoyant water ski rack according to claim 8, said frame being of generally rectangular configuration having a cross member extending between opposite side members, and a pair of ski mount assemblies extending in a direction parallel to the side frame members of said open frame.

Claim 16

A buoyant water ski rack according to claim 13, each of said ski mount assemblies including a mounting post on said cross member and a pair of adjustable stop members slidably positioned on each of said end frame members and adapted to be aligned with one another and with said associated mounting post, said ski support members cooperating with said aligned pairs of adjustable stop members to retain a pair of skis in edgewise upstanding relation to said mounting frame with said adjustable stop members engaging oppositely facing flat surface portions of said skis.