Combination ski lock and safety strap

A combination ski lock and safelty strap that includes

• a lock having a female body section and a male shackle section receivable therein whereby the male shackle can be locked to the female body section, said lock further including a contoured aperture formed therein in which a strap may be slidably received,
• a loop strap that is slidably received within the contoured aperture of said lock in close sliding relationship therewith having coacting fastening means at each end thereof for closing said loop and a pair of spaced-apart stops positioned on either side of the lock, said stops being of a size and shape to prevent them from passing through the aperture and thus limit the extent of travel afforded the loop strap within the lock,
• a link secured in one end of the strap that is receivable in the shackle of the lock so that the link will be secured in the lock when the shackle is locked in the body section thereof,
• connecting means for securing the lock to a ski.