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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6932254 | Sling for carrying objects The carrying sling of the present invention comprises a length of flexible webbing in the form of a strap being twice folded back on itself to form first, second and third reaches between the first and second ends of the strap. The ends of the strap include apparatu... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6832711 | Backpack A backpack (1) for carrying a personal transportation device having forward and rear portions (3, 4). The backpack (1) includes; a harness arrangement (5) for securing to the back of a user; a body portion (10) securable to the har... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6672495 | Bifurcated carrier pack for transporting recreational equipment The present invention discloses a bifurcated carrier pack for electively transporting snowboard equipment either in a traditional, back-mounted position or in an unconventional, hip-mounted position. A snowboard may be removably attached to the bifurcated... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6457762 | Ski carrying device A dual-purpose device that can be used to both carry a pair of skis and be used to lock skis. The device has a main line with looped ends, and a second line attached to a midsection of the main line having one exterior looped end. One of the looped ends o... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6371346 | Interchangeable equipment carrier sling/waist belt The accessory is designed to interchange between a waist belt that is fully portable and a sling that can carry large or bulky equipment such as inline skates and snowboards. Hence, the accessory has a dual use nature. The accessory is composed of an elon... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6311883 | Ski case A case for carrying a pair of skis assembled bottom-to-bottom includes front and rear bags telescopingly overlapping. Preferably, the overlap is effective so that the bindings of downhill skis are accommodated within the overlapping portions of the bags. ... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6257261 | Canopy top with equipment rack A canopy top for use with a vehicle having an open passenger compartment and carrying equipment. The canopy top has a frame adaptable for being secured to the vehicle and supported above the passenger compartment. A canopy overlies the frame. Means formed... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6126188 | Unihitch assembly The present invention 10 discloses a trailer hitch extension member 20 mountable on a conventional rear box end receiver trailer hitch mounting arm 14. The extendable rotatable hitch/trailer coupling device 10 which communicates between a conventional veh... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6086102 | Transport device for skis and poles A ski equipment transport device is provided for eliminating the hassles of carrying snow skis and poles independently. An integral bag, handle and contoured base is deployed by opening the bag securement and emptying the contents. The bag and straps are ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6021937 | Ski equipment carrier A device for carrying equipment, such as a pair of snow skis and other ski equipment, is provided. The device comprises a container, a means for holding the skis attached to the outside surface of the container, and a carrying belt attached to the contain... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5979726 | Ski securement and carrying harness A ski securement and carrying harness including an adjustable central strap member. A first securement strap is fixedly secured to an upper end of the central strap member. The first securement strap secures to a pair of skis disposed below toe bindings t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5961014 | Universal backpack harness A universal backpack harness having two shoulder straps, a backpack support strap attached to each shoulder strap and upper and lower stabilizing straps also attached to each of the shoulder straps. The backpack support strap passes through a loop on the ... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957283 | Individual ski protector and methods for its use The invention provides an exemplary ski protector comprising an elongate sleeve body having a top side, a bottom side, a back end, a front end, and a midsection between the front and back ends. The sleeve body flares at the midsection so that the sleeve b... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5941435 | Collapsible, quick-release snowboarding pole with leg mounting system A single, telescoping, collapsible, quick-release snowboarding pole with leg mounting system includes a telescoping, collapsible pole and leg mounting assemblies, to secure the pole, in the collapsed position, to the lower leg of an individual, such as a ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5934533 | Apparatus for releasably carrying recreational equipment An apparatus for releasably retaining a recreational board, such as a skateboard, snowboard or skis, is shown and described. In one embodiment, the apparatus has a main body with a front portion to which one or more straps is attached, and a rear portion ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5908206 | Ski pole strap and ski and boot carrier system Ski pole straps separate from wrist straps are adapted to be releasably coupled by fastening means such as buckles or Velcro fasteners. The ski pole straps are adapted to be fastened to releasably attach the ski poles together. The wrist straps are adapte... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5881708 | Backpack for heavy bulky footwear A backpack for carrying bulky, heavy footwear such as inline skates, conventional roller skates, ice skates or ski boots is provided. Preferably, a backpack for carrying inline skates is provided. According to the invention, the backpack includes a left a... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5803332 | Pack with integrated ski and snowboard cuff system A pack (10) for selectively carrying either relatively wide elongate articles, or relatively narrow elongate articles. The pack includes a bag (14) for carrying smaller articles internally. Near the top forward edge of the bag, shoulder straps (16a, 16b) ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5762242 | Ski carrying system A system for carrying skis and ski poles either by hand or over the shoulder comprises an elongated strap assembly extending between fore and aft ski loops to freely receive the ends of a pair of skis in side-by-side relationship. An adjustment buckle int... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5746361 | Carrier for transporting elongate recreational equipment A carrier (10) for transporting a snowboard (100) is described. The carrier includes a panel (12) on which are mounted top and bottom securing straps (24 and 26) which are securing through top and bottom securing buckles (30 and 32), on the opposite side ... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5647522 | Load carrying system with friction-enhanced load carrying embrasure A user borne load carrying system comprising a support structure that is securable to, or otherwise carryable by, a user, and a retention mechanism to secure a load to the support structure. The retention mechanism includes a girth-like embrasure of frict... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5611427 | Carrier for in-line skates and ice skates The present invention is directed to an apparatus for carrying in-line skates. The in-line skates have blades that include at least two adjacent wheels. The apparatus comprises a base member having a front, back and bottom. The base member defines first a... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5575412 | Ski carrier A carrier to be worn to easily transport elongated articles such as, for example, pairs of skis and poles. In the preferred embodiment, the carrier comprises a shoulder strap, a first end strap at one end of the shoulder strap adapted to be releasably att... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5540364 | Article carrier An article carrier for wearing by a user and modifiable into a plurality of different configurations. This article carrier may be utilized as a fanny pack, a backpack carrier, and/or a carrier for skis and the like. Included in the article carrier is a sh... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538137 | Ski and boot bag A combination ski and boot bag including an elongated generally tubular shaped main portion for holding skis and ends on the main portion, a zipper along at least part of the length of the main portion allows access to the inside. A strap has ends attache... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5499752 | Shoulder bow carrier A shoulder bow carrier comprising an adjustable shoulder strap made of flexible material, having loops at each end of the shoulder strap for receiving and supporting the ends of a bow and joining the ends of the shoulder strap by a flexible, stretchable p... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5468036 | Ski and ski pole transport strap system A strap system for temporarily binding skis and poles together for easy carrying and stowage. The system comprises a pair of hook and loop pile fastener material straps for securing the skis face to face. Each strap comprises an elongated body having an o... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5464138 | Ski carrying device A device for carrying a pair of skis includes an elongated tube of rigid material having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a mid portion intermediate the first and second end portions. A ski mounting is provided on the second end portion for ... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5450991 | Combination storage belt and ski carrier accessory and method of conversion A combination storage belt and ski carrier accessory includes a belt mounting a pair of releasably and reversably attachable flexible members at each of a pair of opposite ends of the belt and a storage bag at an intermediate location thereon between the ... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5441184 | Ski seat and carrier A ski seat and carrier comprises a generally rectangular seat panel, with provision at the top of the seat panel for attaching the seat panel to a pair of skis for suspending the seat panel between a pair of skis, and with provision at the bottom of the s... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5427291 | Ski carrier and method employing same A ski carrier has a strap with opposite end portions having overlapping ends formed into eyelets. Separable segments are brought through the eyelets to form ski carrying loops at toe and heel ends of outwardly facing bindings of skis aligned in tandem, ba... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5425485 | Boot connecting and carrying strap A shoulder strap for carrying and coupling a pair of ski boots. The strap is adjustable in length, and has a cord attached to it that is used to connect the strap to the boots and also to hold the boots together. The strap and cord also use swivel-type co... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5417354 | Universal carrier for fully rigged fishing poles A compact apparatus for carrying and storing: one or more fully rigged fishing poles, shotguns, hunting rifles, tripods, pairs of skis, or a combination thereof. Comprising three major components: (1) A protective "sleeve" that encases a selected item and... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415333 | Ski carrier A ski carrier for alternatively transporting skis by manually carrying, by a vehicle mounting the ski carrier therein, or by a common carrier. The ski carrier has a case having a cover portion and a holder portion, and an end cap positionable over an open... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5400937 | Ski and ski pole carrying device A device for the hands-free carrying of skis and ski poles. The device comprises a carrying strap having a first and second end, and a length adapted to fit around a person. The carrying strap has securement means at the ends adapted to receive and hold t... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5383587 | Device for carrying elongated ski equipment A device for carrying elongated ski equipment in which two ends of an elongated flexible strap are attached to form a closed loop having an outer pocket at a bottom end thereof. The outer pocket is adapted to receive one end of the elongated ski equipment... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5361954 | Ski holder device Device comprising two clasps which are fixed to two skis to form two cavities suitable to accommodate an element which is connected to a shoulder strap; the strap is provided with an element for adjusting its length, and the element is provided with two e... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5356013 | Ski and boot bag A combination ski and boot bag including an elongated generally tubular shaped main portion for holding skis and ends on the main portion, a zipper along at least part of the length of the main portion allows access to the inside. A strap has ends attache... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5350096 | Ski carrier A ski carrying device enables a skier to carry his or her skis and ski poles on the skier's back thereby freeing the skier's hand. The ski carrying device includes an upper cover and a lower cover. The skier wraps the upper and lower covers around the toe... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5340003 | Bicycle carrier rack adapter A bicycle carrier rack adapter comprising a bracket member having a first arm, a second arm and a connecting element joining the first and second arms. At least one aperture is provided in each arm and the connecting element. A fastening member is detacha... | 08/23/1994 |
