Title: Ski carrier

Abstract: A hand carrier for skis and ski poles has a handle and a pair of panels hinged at their upper edges to the handle. Each panel is generally U-shaped in cross section with inner and outer walls and a bottom wall that together define a ski-receiving channel. Skis held in the channels rest on the bottom walls and deflect the outer wall laterally. Because the panels are each formed in one piece of a resilient material, the deflection develops a spring force that grips the skis between the inner and outer walls. A single hinge pin connects the panels to the handle and allows movement of the panels from a downwardly hanging position during carrying to a horizontal co-planar position for mounting the skis on one type of car ski rack. A pair of clip-type holders secured on opposite sides of the handle above the panels releasably engage the ski poles.

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Inventors: Hickey, Dana (Merrimack, NH, US)

Application Number: 878798
Filing Date: 1978-02-17
Publication_date: 1980-02-26
Assignee: Ski Tree, Inc. (Nashua, NH)
Primary Class(es): 294/147 224/917, 224/917.5, 294/159, 294/166, 294/169
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Primary Examiner: Kunin, Stephen G.
Assistant Examiner: Douglas, Winston H.
Attorney: Kenway & Jenney