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US 2016/0287972 A1Published application
Snow sport equipment waxing device and method
AssigneeSkiquiky, LLC
InventorsJonathan Hart, Naeem Rahim, Devin Owen Howells, Chris Witham, Fahim Rahim
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Abstract
The invention includes an automated device and method for applying wax to snow sporting equipment. This includes skis and snowboards and provides kiosks where skiers and boarders can deposit their equipment in a track and have appropriate wax for current snow conditions applied to the equipment.
Claims24
An automated device for waxing snow sport equipment comprising:
- a mounting mechanism for securing at least one pair of skis or at least one snowboard;
- a cleaning device for cleaning said at least one pair of skis or snowboard;
- a waxing mechanism for depositing wax upon at least a portion of a sole of said at least one pair of skis or snowboard,
- a scraping mechanism for removing excess wax deposited by the waxing mechanism;
- wherein said automated device further comprises a motor capable of displacing said cleaning device, said waxing mechanism, and said scraping mechanism along said at least one pair of skis or snowboard to provide automatic waxing of said at least one pair of skis or snowboard.
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An automated method for waxing snow sport equipment comprising the steps of:
- securing at least one pair of skis or snowboard on a mounting mechanism;
- displacing a carriage at least once along said at least one pair of skis or snowboard to perform the steps of;
- cleaning said at least one pair of skis or snowboard;
- applying wax to at least a portion of the sole of said at least one pair of skis or snowboard;
- removing excess wax deposited during the applying wax step;
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- releasing said at least on pair of skis or snowboard from said mounting mechanism upon said wax being substantially cooled.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.