Rack assembly for elongated objects
OwnerRichard G. Braceinventor
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Abstract
A rack assembly for skis and ski poles or other elongated objects, the assembly comprising a base portion, a central member upstanding from the base portion, and lower and upper sprocket members mounted on the central member, each of the sprocket members having a plurality of outwardly extending receiving portions, the upper and lower sprocket members being of the same outside diameter, the receiving portions of the upper sprocket being disposed, in plan, between the receiving portions of the lower sprocket, with the base portion underlying all of the receiving portions.
Claims3
A rack assembly for elongated objects, said assembly comprising a base portion for disposition on a substantially horizontal floor, a central member upstanding substantially vertically from a central portion of said base portion, a substantially planar lower sprocket member mounted on said central member between the ends of said central member, and a substantially planar upper sprocket member mounted on said central member nearer a free end of said central member than said lower sprocket member, each of said sprocket members having a plurality of radially outwardly extending receiving portions, each of said receiving portions comprising a hub portion and two separated, parallel, radially outwardly extending fingers, each of said fingers comprising an integral, substantially planar extension of said planar sprocket members, each of said sprocket members having peripheral openings disposed between said receiving portions, each of said openings being defined by a further hub portion and two neighboring receiving portions, and a plurality of closure means, each closure means being disposed individually on a first of said two fingers of each of said sprocket member, and biased toward the second of said two fingers to substantially close a receiving portion, the upper and lower sprocket members being of substantially equal outside diameter, each receiving portion of said upper sprocket member being disposed between two of said receiving portions of said lower sprocket member and in alignment with one of said openings of said lower sprocket member as viewed axially of said central member, with said base portion underlying all of said receiving portions and said openings, and a support member adapted for connection to said base portion, said support member including collar means and fins attached to said collar means and disposed to upstand from an upper surface of said base portion when said support member is connected to said base portion, said collar means being shaped complementarily to said central member to receive and retain said central member.
A rack assembly for elongated objects, said assembly comprising a base portion for disposition on a substantially horizontal floor, a central member upstanding substantially vertically from a central portion of said base portion, a substantially planar lower sprocket member mounted on said central member between the ends of said central member, and a substantially planar upper sprocket member mounted on said central member nearer a free end of said central member than said lower sprocket member, each of said sprocket members having a plurality of radially outwardly extending receiving portions, each of said receiving portions comprising a hub portion and two separated, parallel, radially outwardly extending fingers, each of said fingers comprising an integral, substantially planar extension of said planar sprocket members, each of said sprocket members having peripheral openings disposed between said receiving portions, each of said openings being defined by a further hub portion and two neighboring receiving portions, and a plurality of closure means, each closure means being disposed individually on a first of said two fingers of each of said sprocket members, and biased toward the second of said two fingers to substantially close a receiving portion, the upper and lower sprocket members being of substantially equal outside diameter, each receiving portion of said upper sprocket member being disposed between two of said receiving portions of said lower sprocket member and in alignment with one of said openings of said lower sprocket member as viewed axially of said central member, each receiving portion of said lower sprocket member being disposed between two of said receiving portions of said upper sprocket member and in alignment with an opening of said upper sprocket member, as viewed axially of said central member, said closure means each comprising an axially moveable plunger biased toward a closed position, and a grip member fixed to said plunger and manually manipulable to move said plunger against said bias, said base portion underlying all of said receiving portions and said openings.
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