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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7490859 | Device for retaining a boot on a snowboard A binding for a boot includes a platen (4) which is manually mountable to a snowboard in a selected angular position. The platen includes a central hole (4a) and a circular array of upwardly facing teeth (4c). A base (9), mo... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7159875 | Articulated-severable snowboard also useable as emergency snowshoes An articulated snowboard includes first and second members that are joined at a first end by an articulation mechanism that permits vertical offset between the members while preserving parallel orientation of at least one of a longitudinal axis through each member a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6682083 | Snowboard system A snowboard-type ski system and apparatus utilizing two skis and rotary linkage to provide the skier with the natural feel of snowboarding and the response and control of two skis. The system coordinates and maintains parallel alignment, vertical motion, ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 5752709 | Triple ski system and linkage therefor Ski apparatus with two outer skis and a third ski, located between the two outer skis, coupled to the outer skis by four cranks, connected as a front pair and a rear pair. Each crank has a gear on one end and a free end. The free end of a crank is attache... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5531480 | Ski stabilizing device A ski stabilizing device used in combination with a pair of skis to assist a novice skier in learning to ski includes a pair of block members, each block member attached to the inner edge of one ski adjacent the inflected tip of the ski. Each block member... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5458370 | Triple ski system and linkage therefor Ski apparatus two outer skis coupled to a third ski, located between the two outer skis, by four cranks, connected as a front pair and a rear pair. Each crank has a gear on one end and a free end. The free end of a crank is attached to a journal box on an... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4936603 | Accessory for linking ski tips together The accessory for skis, intended to link two skis together in order to facilitate their guidance, comprises a connecting leaf or strip (1) mounted on resiliently flexible members (3) rigidly fixed to the tips of the skis and making it possible to vary the... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4817988 | Device for joining two skis together which is readily removable with the skis on the feet The invention provides a device for joining two skis together, which is readily removable with the skis on the feet, including a connection means formed by a bar of variable length, with fittings at both its ends for articulating through several degrees o... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4799710 | Ski attachment for protecting the upper surface of the rear portion of a ski A ski attachment for protecting the upper surface of a rear portion of a ski is formed as a rigid body of hard impact resistant material having a base securable to the upper surface of a rear surface of a ski. The body is generally triangular in side view... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4526402 | Ski guard A ski guard is formed of an elastically tiltable stirrup made of a plastics material with a holding member formed as a part of the stirrup. The holding member maintains the stirrup member in the upright position on a ski by securing its support surface in... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4357036 | Ski maneuvering apparatus An apparatus for attachment to skis to assist the user to learn basic maneuvers. A bracket is pivotally connected between the front ends of the skis in such a manner that the rear ends thereof can move inwardly and outwardly, and the skis can pivot about ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4318553 | Ski attachment A ski attachment is provided with a vertically directed slot-like opening bounded by two parts which project upwards from its base plate. As the ski attachment can be fixed to a ski in easily detachable manner, it can serve in the detached state as a clip... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4304421 | Ski safety bracket A ski safety device for deflecting a ski leaving its direction from crossing over to the other ski, has two brackets each movable between a normal position in which it extends upright to the respective ski, and a folded position in which it folds down tow... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4288099 | Adhesive connection of a body having a base plate with a ski A body has a base plate having an adhesive connection to a ski and especially with its scoop-like tip region, the adhesive appearing between an additional attachment plate and the ski. Between the attachment plate and the base plate of the body there is p... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4219206 | Anti-tip crossing device for skis An anti-tip crossing device for skis adapted to be mounted on the front upper surface of a ski comprising a hollow triangular shaped object having a curved surface adjacent to the outer edge of the ski and a substantially perpendicular surface adjacent th... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4214769 | Ski safety device A ski safety device prevents unintentional crossing of skis during skiing. It has a support plate mountable on an upper surface of a ski, and a frame above the support. A bottom wall of the frame faces the upper side of the support and a layer of elastica... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4189163 | Anti-crossover device for skis A structure for a use in either an anti-crossing device for skis or a ski brake. A torsion spring is utilized to urge a projection member to an upright position on the ski. In the anti-crossing device for skis, the resilient projection member will prevent... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4174114 | Crossover preventer for skis A crossover preventer for skis comprises a base plate adapted to be mounted upon the upper surface of a ski and provided with an upwardly swingable barrier which, in its upright position, forms a stop to prevent overcrossing of one ski above the other. Th... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4168077 | Anti-crossing device for skis An anti-crossing device to improve efficiency in parallel skiing techniques includes an upright member which is attached to the upper surface of a ski adjacent to the inner longitudinal edge of same. The upright member is molded from a flexible plastic ma... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4135729 | Ski safety device A ski safety device prevents unintentional crossing of skis during skiing. It has a support plate mountable on an upper surface of a ski, and a frame above the support. A bottom wall of the frame faces the upper side of the support and a layer of elastica... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4132426 | Device for fastening an attachment to a ski A lock mechanism for releasably securing an anti-crossing device for skis to the upper surface of a ski so that the member which is affixed to the ski does not have any dangerous projections thereon once the anti-crossing device has been removed from the ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4131291 | Tiltable and removable ski attachment An attachment for skis, for preventing crossing of skis, includes a base plate for mounting on a ski, and a deflector which is releasably mounted on the base plate and which is pivotable thereon, under resilient biasing, from a lowered position substantia... | 12/26/1978 |
| 4127284 | Device for skis A structure for a use in either an anti-crossing device for skis or a ski brake. A torsion spring is utilized to urge a projection member to an upright position on the ski. In the anti-crossing device for skis, the resilient projection member will prevent... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4108454 | Arrangement for securing a body to a ski An arrangement for securing an upstanding body to a ski wherein an elastic intermediate layer is interposed between a substantially plate-shaped base portion of the upstanding body and a substantially equal size attachment plate. For the detachable connec... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4106787 | Device for locking a removable ski crossing deflector This invention relates to a device for removably locking a crossing deflector to a ski. The device includes a base plate fixed to the ski and a removably locking pin which holds the crossing deflector to the base plate.... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4047726 | Device for bundling skis together in pairs A ski clip has a pair of identical halves, mounted on the upper surfaces of a pair of skis, each comprising a casing formed from a base and a holder defining a transverse guide channel. A resilient strap received in that channel has a thickened end clampe... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3953043 | Device for preventing a crossing of skis during skiing A device for preventing the overcrossing of skis worn by a skier which includes a locking member pivotally mounted on a base plate secured to a ski, the locking member being yieldingly urged in one direction into an upstanding position against a stop on t... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3951425 | Anti-crossing device for skis A device mounted on the upper surface of a ski between the toe binding and the tip of the ski to prevent the crossing of the skis. The device is composed of an inverted U-shaped member which is pivotally secured to a bearing element mounted on the upper s... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3951421 | Ski fixture A ski fixture for preventing an unintentional crossing of the skis during skiing is described, which fixture is directly secured to the upper surface of the ski by an adhesive in the form of a thin coating which includes a porous resin foam as a carrier m... | 04/20/1976 |
