Ski boot scraper
OwnerChristopher B. Lillibridge, Alfred H. Lotringinventors
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Abstract
A device adapted to be mounted on, or integral with, the upper surface of a snow ski for the purpose of removing ice, snow, mud, and the like from the bottom of a skier's boot prior to insertion of the boot into the binding. The device is generally in the shape of a disk, a ring, a polygon, or variations of those shapes so as to present a maximum scraping surface to the boot regardless of the direction of approach of the boot relative to the ski. At the same time, a smaller lower surface is provided for mounting on the ski with a minimal effect on the flex of the ski, and the device has preferably a low profile and a beveled edge or ramp so as to prevent crossed skis from becoming interlocked either between the scraper and the ski or between the scraper and the boot binding.
Claims20
Apparatus usable with a snow ski for removing material from the bottom of a ski boot comprising:
- a body adapted to be mounted on the upper surface of a ski;
- said body having a lower surface conformable to the upper surface of the ski, an upper surface lying in a substantially horizontal plane spaced from said lower surface, and a scraping surface interposed between said lower and upper surfaces, said scraping surface intersecting said upper surface at a scraping edge, and said lower surface having a surface area smaller than said upper surface.
Apparatus usable with a snow ski for removing material from the bottom of a ski boot comprising:
- a body adapted to be mounted on the upper surface of a ski;
- said body including a ring shaped platform and a pedestal integral with said platform for mounting said body on the ski;
- said pedestal having a lower surface conformable to the upper surface of the ski;
- said platform having an upper surface lying in a substantially horizontal plane spaced from said lower surface and an outside scraping surface interposed between said lower and upper surfaces on an exterior portion thereof and an inside scraping surface interposed between said lower and upper surfaces on an interior portion thereof, said outside scraping surface intersecting said upper surface at an outside scraping edge, and said inside scraping surface intersecting said upper surface at an inside scraping edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.