Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Patent
1992-07-02
1994-06-07
Sholl, Linda J.
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
224257, 224258, 224264, 224917, 294147, A45F 314
Patent
active
053182090
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
(a) Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a carrier for carrying a pair of skis, and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a flaccid strap ski carrier designed to be carried over a single shoulder and capable, with the use of a single loop, of holding a pair of skis together and in a substantially vertical position, and with the use of another loop, of holding a pair of ski poles.
(b) Description of the Prior Art
Heretofore there have been a variety of different types of shoulder strap ski carriers wherein two opposite ends of a strap or a belt are secured near the ski tips and ski tails, and the strap or belt is placed over the shoulder similar to a sling. Such carriers and holders are known to be described in the following U.S. Pat. No. 2,118,302 to Windheim; U.S. Pat. No. 2,530,695 to Helmert; U.S. Pat. No. 3,960,302 to Mazzoni, Jr.; U.S. Pat. No. 4,470,528 to Dyess; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,792,073 to Jacober. Also, these types of carriers are shown in French Patent 2,571,625 to Derbin et al, and Swiss Patent 318,337 to Lutz. None of these above-mentioned patents disclose or teach the use of a shoulder strap with a single strap connection which, when securing a pair of skis thereto and held by a standing user over a single shoulder, automatically holds the skis in a substantially vertical position.
In U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,841,542 and 3,920,166 to Hogensen, and Norwegian Patent 44,397 to Borchgrevink, shoulder strap ski carriers are disclosed with a single lower strap used for fastening around a mid-portion of a pair of skis with the skis balanced thereon. In each of these known references, with a single lower strap used for fastening around a mid-portion of a pair of skis, the skis are then carried in an awkward horizontal orientation of the skis, which causes the user and skis to have a difficult profile for travelling through narrow spaces, which requires the user to continuously and consciously steer both the front and back of the skis, and which may lead to the touching or spearing of others with skis or ski poles. None of these above-mentioned patents disclose or teach the use of a shoulder strap with a single strap connection which, when securing a pair of skis together and held by a standing user over a single shoulder, automatically hold the skis close to the body in a substantially vertical position, with the hands of the user totally free. None of the known prior art patents provide a feature which allows for the uniform adjustability of such a shoulder strap carrier for skiers of different heights and for skis of different lengths. Also, none of these above-mentioned patents disclose or teach the use of a shoulder strap ski carrier to which ski poles can also be secured in a vertical orientation, and yet from which the poles can be easily removed with out also removing the skis, to allow a user to carry the poles separately, for example, as is required when boarding a bus or gondola.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a shoulder strap carrier for the hands free holding of a pair of skis in an substantially vertical position close to the body of the user, which carrier utilizes a single connection to hold the skis together and in a vertical position.
Another object of the present invention is the provision of a single connection strap and saddle combination which, when wrapped around a pair of skis automatically, holds the skis together and positions them in a vertical orientation when suspended from a strap carrier.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide such a carrier which can be used to hold a pair of skis and ski poles close to the body of the user, adjacent to the rear of a shoulder, leaving the hands free for other use.
Yet another important object of the present invention is to provide such a carrier which, because the carrier holds the skis and poles vertically, allows a user to walk safely among others without fear of being caught in a narrow space or of sticking
REFERENCES:
patent: 3920166 (1975-11-01), Hogensen, Jr.
patent: 4673118 (1987-06-01), Kronz
patent: 4705281 (1987-11-01), Spinas
patent: 4815640 (1989-03-01), Johnson
patent: 4852931 (1989-08-01), Ferdi
Rader Joseph P.
Rader June S.
Camas Corporation
Sholl Linda J.
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