Skier's seat
OwnerDaniel A. Swietlikinventor
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Abstract
A portable and collapsible skier's seat includes a male seat component and a female seat component, each pivotably mounted to a respective standard ski pole by a supporting sleeve. The seat is formed by extending each seat component to a perpendicular orientation with respect to the associated pole, and then inserting the male seat component into a receiving channel of the female seat component to form a rigid bar-like seat extending between generally parallel ski poles. To disassemble the seat and immediately resume skiing, the ski poles are simply pulled apart to separate the seat components, and then each component is tapped downwardly toward its attached pole. A spring pulls the seat component downwardly into engagement with a locking mechanism for holding the seat component in a parallel orientation with respect to the pole.
Claims21
A skiers' seat for use with standard ski poles, the seat comprising;
- a first rigid seat component;
- means for attaching the first seat component to a first pole to permit pivotal movement of the first seat component between a first position which permits normal use of the first pole during skiing, and a second position;
- a second rigid seat component;
- means for attaching the second seat component to a second pole to permit pivotal movement of the second seat component between a first position which permits normal use of the second pole during skiing, and a second position;
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- means for connecting the first seat component and the second seat component with each in its respective second position, to form a rigid seat extending between the first and second poles.
A snow ski pole assembly capable of providing a seat for a skier, the assembly comprising:
- a first pole having an elongated shaft;
- a seat assembly fixed at one end to the first pole and pivotable between a first position wherein the seat assembly lies substantially parallel to the first pole shaft to permit normal use of the first pole while skiing, and a second position wherein the seat assembly extends substantially perpendicularly away from the first pole shaft, wherein the seat assembly includes a first sleeve positionable on the first pole, and seat means pivotable with respect to the first sleeve between the first position and the second position;
- a second pole having an elongated shaft;
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- means for supporting the seat assembly in its second position, including a second sleeve positionable on the second pole, and means for engaging the seat means, the engaging means being pivotable between a first position which permits normal use of the second pole during skiing, and a second position extending substantially perpendicularly away from the second pole shaft.
A skiers' seat apparatus configured to be carried on a pair of ski poles and movable between a first position which permits normal use of the ski poles while skiing, and a second position which, in connection with the poles, forms a stable seat for the skier, the seat apparatus comprising:
- a first sleeve positionable on a first ski pole;
- a male seat component including a first bracket attached to the first sleeve and pivotable with respect thereto, and a support bar rigidly extending outwardly from the first bracket, wherein the first bracket and the support bar are pivotable between the first position wherein the male seat component lies substantially parallel to the first pole to permit normal use of the first pole while skiing, and a second position wherein the male seat component extends substantially perpendicularly away from the first pole;
- a second sleeve positionable on a second ski pole;
- a female seat component including a second bracket attached to the second sleeve and pivotable with respect thereto, and receiving means rigidly extending outwardly from the second bracket, wherein the second bracket and the receiving means are pivotable between a first position wherein the female seat component lies substantially parallel to the second pole to permit normal use of the second pole while skiing, and a second position wherein the female seat component extends substantially perpendicularly away from the second pole, the receiving means capable of engaging the support bar when each is in its respective second position to form a rigid seat extending between the first and second poles;
- means for holding the male seat component and the female seat component in their respective second positions prior to engagement of the receiving means and the support bar;
- means for biasing the male seat component and the female seat component toward their respective first positions;
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- means for locking the male seat component and the female seat component in their respective first positions.
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