Apparatus for holding a ski during repair and maintenance
OwnerRichard K. Weissenborninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for holding a ski in a stable horizontal position during ski base preparation and maintenance, which apparatus also employs means permitting the ski to be placed in an edge-up orientation and held there in a stable manner for ski edge maintenance procedures. A three-point arrangement includes two ski end supports and an intermediate device which secures the ski to a work station while retracting and holding the ski brake. The apparatus is portable and adaptable for use with all skis having a ski brake.
Claims7
A portable support for use in spaced relation with a similar support as a ski support for maintenance at a work station, each said support being adapted to support one of the opposing end portions of a ski, the portable support comprising a base section adapted to be fixed to the work station in a generally upright position and a ski support head mounted to said base section, said support head having a top surface for holding a ski base-up and in a generally horizontal position for ski base maintenance operations.
Apparatus for holding skis at a work station comprising a pair of supports adapted to be used in spaced apart relation to support the opposing end portions of a ski, each support comprising a base section adapted to be fixed to the work station in a generally upright position and a ski support head mounted to said base section, said support head having a top surface for holding a ski base-up and in a generally horizontal position for ski base maintenance operations, and a tensioning device adapted to be attached to the work station intermediate the spaced pair of ski supports for engaging the ski and holding the latter against said spaced ski supports while at the same time holding a ski brake on the ski in a retracted position.
Apparatus for holding skis at a work station comprising a pair of supports adapted to be used in spaced apart relation to support the opposing end portions of a ski, each support comprising a base section adapted to be fixed to the work station in a generally upright position and a ski support head mounted to said base section, said support head having a top surface for holding a ski base-up and in a generally horizontal position for ski base maintenance operations, and a tensioning device adapted to be attached to the work station intermediate the spaced pair of ski supports for engaging the ski and holding the latter against said spaced ski supports while at the same time holding a ski brake on the ski in a retracted position, each ski support head also incorporating a side holder thereon defining a recess for holding a ski in a generally edge-up position to facilitate ski edge maintenance operations, said tensioning device including a length of cord capable of being brought around the ski brake for retracting the latter and holding the ski against said ski supports, and wherein said tensioning device also is capable of holding the ski under tension in a generally edge-up position against said pair of ski supports to assist the side holders of said ski supports in securely retaining the ski in the edge-up position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.