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US 2025/0042340 A1Published application
On-rack ski separator and vehicle sports rack with ski separator
AssigneeEast Mountain Outfitters LLC
InventorsCharles Blake Owen, BRYCE ALLEN OWEN
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Abstract
A vehicle sports rack includes a ski and/or snowboard support beam with an edge support for skis, according to an embodiment.
Claims32
As part of a sports rack for a vehicle, a ski and snowboard mount comprises:
- a support beam supported by a vehicle rack structure, the support beam having a support surface configured to support a surface of at least one ski or snowboard;
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- an edge support extending away from the beam support surface to protrude adjacent to an edge of the at least one ski to prevent the at least one ski from translating sideways along the support surface of the support beam.
A method for coupling at least one ski with a support surface of a support beam to a vehicle rack for transport of the at least one ski, comprising the steps of:
- placing at least one ski against a support surface of a support beam and a surface of the at least one ski, wherein the support beam is operatively coupled to a vehicle rack;
- arranging an edge support coupled to the beam support surface at a substantially right angle to the beam support surface such that the edge support is adjacent to an edge of the at least one ski;
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- fastening a keeper to hold the at least one ski against the beam support surface while the vehicle is driven;
- whereby the edge support is configured to prevent the at least one ski from sliding sideways along the beam support surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.