Ski security system

A lock for securing a pair of skis to an anchor, the lock comprising:

• a frame sized for receiving a pair of skis;
• a hasp rotatably connected at one end to a first end of the frame to rotate freely in a first direction and sized with the frame to surround a pair of skis therebetween;
• a tether connected to the frame at a proximal end and configured to extend away therefrom;
• a ring sized to receive the hasp therethrough and secured at a distal end of the tether;
• and
• a catch secured to the frame to selectively engage another end of the hasp against movement in a direction opposite the first direction.

A ski security system for temporarily storing skis while not in use, the system comprising:

• a rack configured to support pairs of skis leaned thereagainst, said rack comprising:
• a first tubular member formed to have a first leg portion extending upwardly from a first end positionable on a support surface to a first transverse portion spaced above said support surface, said first transverse portion extending to a second leg portion extending therefrom to a second end positionable on said support surface,
• a second tubular member formed to have a third leg portion extending upwardly from a third end positionable on a support surface to a second transverse portion spaced apart from the first transverse portion, the second transverse portion extending to a fourth leg extending therefrom to a fourth end positionable on the support surface,
• a plurality of retainers attached to the first transverse member and sized to effectively separate skis leaned against the first transverse member,
• a plurality of loops secured to the first transverse member and sized to receive a lock therethrough,
• a lock comprising:
• a frame sized to receive a pair of skis therein,
• s hasp movably attached at one end to a first end of the frame and attachable at another end to the second end of the frame, the hasp being sized with the frame to retain a pair of skis therebetween,
• a locking mechanism secured to the frame and operable to selectively secure and release the other end of the hasp with respect to the second end of the frame,
• a flexible member secured to the frame and operable to extend at least twice the distance from the frame to the first transverse member, and
• a ring secured at a distal end of the flexible member and sized to receive the hasp therethrough.

A method of securing skis when not in use, the method comprising the steps of:

• placing a pair of skis together with the bases thereof in contact;
• positioning the pair of skis against a rack configured to support the pair of skis;
• placing a lock comprising a hasp and frame, the hasp being rotatably connected at one end to the rigid frame and having a second end formed to be freely rotatable past the frame in one direction, around the waist of the pair of skis;
• securing a tether attached at one end to the frame to the rack and connecting the tether at another end to the hasp;
• and
• securing the second end of the hasp to the frame to hold the pair of skis snugly between the hasp and the frame.

A rack for supporting skis while not in use, the rack comprising:

• a first member comprising a first leg and a second leg with a first transverse member extending therebetween, the first and second legs each having a proximal end and a distal end with a knee portion therebetween, the first transverse member being connected to the distal ends of the first and second legs;
• a second member comprising a third leg and a fourth leg with a second transverse member extending therebetween, the third and fourth legs each having a proximal end and a distal end with a knee portion therebetween, the second transverse member being connected to the distal ends of the third and fourth legs;
• and
• the first and second legs connected, respectively, to the third and fourth legs proximate the respective knee portions to position the first and second transverse members in spaced apart relation to form a yoke for carrying the rack on the shoulders of a user.