Ski-carrying device

Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Flaccid attaching means looped around neck or crossing shoulder

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224257, 224149, 224917, 224205, 224255, 224268, A45F 314

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049038753

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This invention relates to the sport of skiing and more particularly to a device for carrying skis and--optionally--certain other items of ski equipment.
There are numerous instances in which it is necessary to transport skis on the person; examples are between cars and piste, on cable cars or during shopping. Flexible bands are available to fasten two skis back-to-back and the customary practice is then to transport the skis horizontally over the shoulder. As will be evident, this can cause difficulties in confined spaces and there are also problems in carrying ski sticks and other ancillary items such as gloves. Devices are also available which incorporate a strap extending between two loops. These loops are adapted to grip the skis and the strap is held either in the hand or over the shoulder. Various forms of loop fasteners have been proposed including toggles and burr-type fasteners. Bearing in mind that the skier will often be wearing gloves when using the device, known loop fasteners can cause difficulties. Even in the case where a non-tightening loop is employed, there is the difficulty of threading the ski ends through the loop, this involving either lifting the skis or bending.
Rigid containers and bags are available for storage of skis and these are suitable for transporting skis to and from a ski resort or for any other occasion where there are facilities at the destination for storing the container, once the skis have been unloaded. These containers are not suitable for the instances of temporary transit mentioned above, since the container itself presents a transport problem when the skis are in use.
Certain ski-carrying devices have been proposed which deal, to a limited extent, with the difficulties outlined above. Reference is directed to CH-A-405 132 and FR-A-2 305 210. The ski-carrying device disclosed in CH-A-405 132 is made of a number of separate component parts and is likely to be expensive to manufacture. Moreover, the fastener provided for engagement with the skis intermediate their length is felt likely to be awkward in use and not easily adaptable to skis of varying size. The ski-carrying device disclosed in FR-A-2 305 210 is of a simple construction in that a pocket for receiving the ski ends is formed from a bight in the flexible strap itself. This is believed to be an advantage. However, the bight formed in the flexible strap is closed with the end of the strap passing over the mouth of the pocket. It is believed that this will obstruct the entry of the skis into the pocket so complicating the procedure of applying the device to the skis. It is a further difficulty with the ski-carrying devices of both citations that the pocket which is adapted to receive the ski ends, requires to be guided by hand when the skis are inserted. This will normally require the operator to either lift the skis or bend to the floor.
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved ski-carrying device which can be simply and quickly applied to the skis, even where finger dexterity is limited by cold or by the wearing of gloves.
Accordingly, the present invention consists in a ski-carrying device comprising a flexible strap of adjustable length which is folded at one end to form a bight; a band secured to said one end of the strap and to a portion of the strap adjacent said end thereby forming with said bight a pocket having an unrestricted pocket mouth and being adapted to receive the ends of two skis; and fastening means formed at the opposite end of said strap and being adapted to grip the skis at a point intermediate their length, the strap being of a sufficient length to enable the skis to be carried substantially vertically with the strap over the user's shoulder and the device being foldable, when not in use, to approximately pocket size.
In a preferred example, said band is arranged normally to adopt an open, flattened position in which said one end of the strap and said strap portion are spaced longitudinally thereby exposing a region of said bight within the band opening, such that th

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