Ski-carrying device
OwnerPeter E. Smart, Patricia G. Smartinventors
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Abstract
A device for carrying skis comprises a flexible strap (12) formed at one end with a pocket (22) to receive the ski ends and having at the other end of the strap (12), fastening means (28, 30) adapted to grip the skis. The device allows the skis to be carried substantially vetically with the strap (12) over the user's shoulder and is formed of plastics webbing material to be foldable, when not in use, to approximately pocket size. The pocket (22) mouth is unrestricted and can be arranged for simple insertion of the skis without the need to guide the pocket (22) by hand.
Claims10
A ski-carrying device comprising a flexible strap of adjustable length which is folded at one end to form a bight;
- a band secured to said one end of the strap and to a portion of the strap adjacent said end thereby forming with said bight a pocket having an unrestricted pocket mouth and being adapted to receive the ends of two skis;
- and fastening means formed at the opposite end of said strap and being adapted to grip the skis at a point intermediate their length, the strap being of a sufficient length to enable the skis to be carried substantially vertically with the strap over the user's shoulder and the device being foldable, when not in use, to approximately pocket size, wherein said fastening means comprises a suction element adapted to grip one of the skis through a suction effect.
A ski-carrying device comprising a flexible strap of adjustable length which is folded at one end to form a bight;
- a band secured to said one end of the strap and to a location in the strap adjacent said end thereby forming with said bight a pocket adapted to receive the ends of two skis;
- and fastening means formed at the opposite end of said strap and being adapted to grip the skis at a point intermediate their length, the strap being of a sufficient length to enable the skis to be carried substantially vertically with the strap over the user's shoulder, wherein said band is formed of two flat strip portions, each strip portion being secured at an inclined angle to said location in the strap end and being folded flat between its ends, the band being thereby arranged normally to adopt an open, flattened position in which said folded strip portions and the band opening lie in the same plane and said one end of the strap and said location in the strap are spaced longitudinally of the strap to expose a region of said bight within the band opening, such that the pocket may be laid flat on the ground to receive the skis with the ski ends resting on said region, subsequent tension in the flexible strap with the ski ends engaging the bight through the band opening then serving to lift the band relatively to the skis to a position in which it encircles and holds the ski ends.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.