Chair lift accessory for accommodating snowboarders and mountain bikers
OwnerJeffrey Christopher Gladnick, Peter Jonathan Boyle +1inventors
InventorsJeffrey Christopher Gladnick, Peter Jonathan Boyle, Matthew Nickolas Eberhardt
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Abstract
A support for chairlifts includes bracketing for easily and simply retrofitting the support to an existing chairlift for providing support for snowboards on a chairlift which is easy to mount and provides a rugged, secure support. By changing orientation of the support on this chairlift, it may be utilized to support a mountain bike or skateboard.
Claims8
An assembly for supporting any one of a snowboard and mountain bike, comprising:
- a main body portion having mounting openings along one side thereof;
- at least one support arm integral with and extending away from said one side, said support arm having a support surface;
- first and second mounting bracket assemblies joined to said main body portion and being spaced apart by a given distance;
- said mounting bracket assemblies being arranged to embrace a substantially vertical support member of a chairlift;
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- said support arm having a support surface for supporting one of a snowboard and mountain bike.
An assembly for supporting a snowboard upon a chairlift having at least one first support for supporting at least one ski worn by a chair occupant of the chairlift comprising:
- a second support for a snowboard worn by an occupant of the chairlift;
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- said second support being mounted on the chairlift at an angle traverse to the first support member.
An assembly for supporting any one of a snowboard and mountain bike, comprising:
- a main body portion having mounting openings along one side thereof;
- at least one support arm integral with and extending away from said one side, said support arm having upper and lower support surfaces;
- first and second mounting bracket assemblies joined to said main body portion and being spaced apart by a given distance;
- said mounting bracket assemblies being arranged to embrace a substantially vertical support member of a chairlift;
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- said support arm having a support surface for supporting one of a snowboard and mountain bike.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.