US 6,105,990 A · System for mounting climbing fabric to a ski

Abstract

A system for mounting climbing fabric to a ski is described. A climbing fabric tensioner is attached to the front end of the climbing fabric by a tensioning cord. The climbing fabric tensioner is retained by a bracket attached to a top surface of a toe of the ski. A heel lock is attached to a rear end of the climbing fabric. The heel lock engages a boss in a top surface of the heel of the ski to lock the rear end of the climbing fabric to the ski. At least one Z-shaped bracket is attached to the underside of the climbing fabric between the heel lock and the climbing fabric tensioner. The Z-shaped brackets have upturned and inturned ends which engage opposite sides of the ski when the climbing fabric is mounted on the ski, to prevent the climbing fabric from sliding laterally from under the ski. The advantage is a light-weight system for mounting climbing fabric to skis which permits mounting to be accomplished in seconds and provides a secure mounting which prevents the climbing fabric from sliding from under the skis. A further advantage is that the system folds into a very small, light-weight bundle which can be stored in a pocket when not in use.

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Dependent claims

A system for mounting climbing fabric to a ski, the climbing fabric having a front end and a rear end, an outer side for engaging snow and an underside for contacting the ski, the climbing fabric being shaped to permit the ski to glide in a forward direction but resist movement in a rearward direction when the outer side is placed on a snow covered surface, comprising in combination:

a climbing fabric tensioner attached to the front end of the climbing fabric by a tensioning cord, the climbing fabric tensioner being a flat plate adapted to be retained in a slot formed by a bracket attached to a toe of the ski;
a U-shaped heel lock attached to a rear end of the climbing fabric, the heel lock adapted to engage a boss in a top surface of a heel of the ski to lock the rear end of the climbing fabric to the heel of the ski;
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at least one z-shaped bracket attached to the underside of the climbing fabric between the heel lock and the climbing fabric tensioner, the at least one z-shaped bracket having upturned and inturned ends adapted to engage opposite sides of the ski when the climbing fabric is mounted thereto to prevent the climbing fabric from sliding laterally from under the ski.

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a climbing fabric tensioner attached to the front end of the climbing fabric by a tensioning cord, the climbing fabric tensioner being a flat plate adapted to be retained in a slot formed by a bracket attached to a top surface of a toe of the ski;
a heel lock attached to a rear end of the climbing fabric, the heel lock being adapted to slidingly engage a heel of the ski and a pin in a top surface of the heel of the ski to lock the rear end of the climbing fabric to the heel of the ski;
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at least one z-shaped bracket attached to the underside of the climbing fabric between the heel lock and the climbing fabric tensioner, the at least one z-shaped bracket having upturned and inturned ends adapted to extend inwardly over a top surface of opposite sides of the ski when the climbing fabric is mounted thereto, to prevent the climbing fabric from sliding laterally from under the ski.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System for mounting climbing fabric to a ski

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System for mounting climbing fabric to a ski

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