Twist rack for snowboards

A bracket comprising:

• a base member having means for being selectively connected to a wall;
• a front member;
• one of said base and front members having a bore and the other thereof having an opposing surface with a shaft projecting therefrom, said shaft being disposed within said bore;
• and
• a hollow sleeve being disposed about said shaft and within said bore, said sleeve being fixed with respect to said shaft, said sleeve and said other member being rotatable connected to said one member, wherein said sleeve has an outer surface, said outer surface having at least one pair of adjacent axial projections.

A bracket to mount a snowboard to a wall, the snowboard including a top surface, a bottom surface and a side edge extending lengthwise along the snowboard between the top and bottom surfaces, the bracket comprising:

• a first rigid member adapted to be mounted to the wall;
• and
• a second rigid member rotatably attached to the first rigid member, the second rigid member being adapted to rotate between a first position wherein the bracket is arranged to secure the snowboard, and a second position wherein the bracket is arranged to release the snowboard;
• wherein the first rigid member includes first locking element and the second rigid member includes a second locking element adapted to mate with the first locking element to inhibit rotation of the second rigid member and lock the second rigid member in the first position;
• wherein one of the first and second rigid members includes a support surface adapted to engage and support the side edge of the snowboard;
• and
• wherein the second rigid member is constructed and arranged to intersect a plane defined by the support surface when in the first position, and to not intersect the plane when in the second position.

An apparatus, comprising, in combination:

• a snowboard including a top surface and a bottom surface;
• and
• a bracket adapted to mount the snowboard to a wall, the bracket comprising:
• a base adapted to be attached to the wall;
• and
• means, supported by the base, for mounting the snowboard to the wall with the top and bottom surfaces of the snowboard being substantially parallel to the wall, the means for mounting including rotatable means for securing and releasing the snowboard and release for inhibiting rotation of the rotatable means and locking the rotatable means in a position for securing the snowboard.

A bracket to mount a snowboard to a wall, the snowboard including a top surface, a bottom surface and a side edge extending lengthwise along the snowboard between the top and bottom surfaces, the bracket comprising:

• a first member including a first surface adapted to be attached to the wall;
• and
• a second member rotatable attached to the first member about a pivot axis that is perpendicular to the first surface of the first member, the second member being adapted to rotate between a first position wherein the bracket is arranged to secure the snowboard and a second position wherein the bracket is arranged to release the snowboard;
• wherein the first member includes a first locking element and the second member include a second locking element adapted to mate with the first locking element to inhibit rotation of the first member and lock the second member in the first position;
• wherein one of the first and second members includes a support surface, extending from the one of the first and second members toward the other of the first and second members, that is adapted to support the side edge of the snowboard;
• and
• wherein when the second member is placed in the first position, the second member intersects a plane, and when the second member is placed in the second position, the second member does not intersect the plane.

An apparatus, comprising, in combination:

• a wall;
• a snowboard having a top surface adapted to support a person thereon, a bottom surface adapted to slide on snow, and a side edge extending lengthwise along the snowboard between the top and bottom surfaces;
• and
• a bracket including a first rigid member mounted to the wall and a second rigid member rotatably attached to the first rigid member about an axis that is perpendicular to the wall, the bracket receiving a portion of the snowboard between the first and second rigid members to mount the snowboard to the wall, the second rigid member being adapted to rotate between a first position wherein the bracket secures the snowboard and a second position wherein the bracket releases the snowboard, wherein the first rigid member includes a first locking element and the second rigid member includes a second locking element adapted to mate with the first locking element to inhibit rotation of the second rigid member and lock the second rigid member in the first position.