A Skiing Accessory
AssigneeGenias Ventures Pty Ltd
InventorSteve Darcy
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Abstract
A skiing accessory comprises a support structure, a mounting arrangement and a lift member. The support structure is configured to support a user relative to a body of water. The mounting arrangement is configured to connect the support structure to a ski boom. The lift member is arranged on the support structure and configured to engage the body of water such that the support structure is raised or lifted, relative to the body of water, by the lift member as the accessory is towed. The mounting arrangement permits the support structure to be pivotally connected to the ski boom about an axis that is generally parallel to the ski boom.
Claims17
A skiing accessory comprising
- a support structure which is configured to support a user relative to a skiing substrate;
- a mounting arrangement configured to connect the support structure to a towing device;
- and
- at least one substrate-engaging member arranged on the support structure and configured to engage the substrate as the accessory is towed such that the support structure is raised or lifted, relative to the substrate, by the substrate-engaging member as the accessory is towed.
A method of assisting a skier comprising
- pivotally connecting a support structure of a skiing accessory to a towing device with at least a substrate-engaging member of the skiing accessory extending into the substrate;
- supporting the skier relative to the substrate on the support structure;
- and
- towing the skiing accessory at sufficient speed so that a force is exerted by the substrate on the substrate-engaging member, thereby pivoting the support structure upwardly to raise or lift the skier relative to the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.