Display and storage stand for cross-country snow ski or cross-country roller ski

A display and storage stand for a pair of cross-country snow skis or cross-country roller skis, wherein each cross-country ski includes a top surface, a base surface opposite the top surface and a ski binding device on the top surface, the ski binding device having a movable latch to releasably bind to a cross-country ski boot, the display and storage stand comprising:

• a mounting bracket for attachment to a wall, the mounting bracket having a first major surface;
• a ski bracket having a first frame member, a second frame member, a third frame member and at least one of a first lateral member, wherein:
• the first frame member, the second frame member and the third frame member extend in a common direction away from each of the at least one of the first lateral member;
• wherein a portion of at least the first frame member, the second frame member and the at least one of first lateral member are spaced apart to define a first zone in which to receive at least a portion of the ski binding device of a first cross-country ski of the pair of cross-country skis, and
• wherein a portion of at least the second frame member, the third frame member and the at least one of first lateral member are spaced apart to define a second zone in which to receive at least a portion of the ski binding device of a second cross-country ski of the pair of cross-country skis;
• an attachment bracket having a first portion that extends from the ski bracket and a second portion that extends from the mounting bracket, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the attachment bracket couple the ski bracket to the mounting bracket;
• and
• a support rod extending laterally across the ski bracket parallel with the at least one of the first lateral member, wherein a first portion of the support rod extends through the first zone between the first frame member and the second frame member and a second portion of the support rod extends through the second zone between the second frame member and the third frame member, wherein the first portion and the second portion of the support rod each have a predetermined length and a predetermined cross-sectional shape to releasably attach to the movable latch of the ski binding device to position the base surface of the pair of cross-country skis between the attachment bracket and the support rod.