Rack for skis and the like
OwnerPatrick T. Michaelinventor
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Abstract
A rack primarily adapted for connection to the inside curved wall of a van for carrying skis and the like. The rack includes a pair of brackets permanently connectable to the wall of the van and being sufficiently flexible to be curved to follow the contour thereof. A plurality of cradle members are connectable to the brackets, each cradle member being designed to lock to the adjacent vertically-spaced cradle members for added strength and support and to dampen vibrations. The cradle members are made from a flexible material to allow for slight adjustments in spacing therebetween as the brackets curve. The cradle members support the skis with an angular orientation to allow the bindings to overlap and also to hold the skis away from the wall of the van to keep the bindings and tips from striking the van wall.
Claims14
In a rack for skis and the like of the type including a pair of horizontally-spaced, parallel, vertically-positioned, elongate brackets connectable to a support wall and a plurality of cradle members removably connectable to said brackets for supporting skis and the like at spaced locations along the lengths thereof, the improvement wherein each of said cradle members comprises:
- a generally C-shaped member for receiving said skis and the like therein;
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- platform means extending across the inside surface of said C-shaped members, from the lower open end thereof toward said back thereof and positioned at an acute angle of at least 20.degree. to the horizontal so as to support a ski and the like at said acute angle.
In a rack for skis and the like of the type including a pair of horizontally-spaced, parallel, vertically positioned, elongate brackets connectable to a support wall and a plurality of cradle members removably connectable to said brackets for supporting skis and the like at spaced locations along the lengths thereof, the improvement wherein each of said brackets is made from a flexible material so as to follow the contour of a support wall to which it is connected and wherein each of said cradle members comprises:
- a generally C-shaped member for receiving said skis and the like therein, each C-shaped member having opposed upper and lower open ends, each C-shaped member including, in the bottom surface thereof, means for receipt of the open upper end of a cradle member positioned immediately therebelow for interconnection of adjacent cradle members;
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- means connected to the outside back surface thereof for connecting same to said bracket at a single vertical location on said bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.