Snow Ski Tip Connector and Training Aid

• US 20150028577A1
• Filed: 07/26/2013
• Published: 01/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ruiz, Roberto G.
• Original Assignee: Ruiz, Roberto G.
• Inventors: Ruiz, Roberto G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,192,846 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 280/818
• CPC Class Codes: A63C 5/16 Devices enabling skis to be used whilst held in a particular configuration with respect to each other, e.g. for training purposes

Abstract

A ski stabilizing and training device used in combination with a pair of skis to assist a novice skier in learning to ski includes a metal coil spring which acts as an orienting and spacing device for the tip portions of the pair of skis. A pair of attachment members removably attach the metal coil spring to the ski tip portions. The metal coil spring maintains a desired spacing of the skis with the ski tip portions pointed inward. The metal coil spring is of sufficient stiffness to prevent crossing of the ski tip portions while skiing.

Claims

1. A ski stabilizing and training device for use in combination with a pair of skis disposed for skiing on a ski slope whose contour varies from level to irregular with each ski having a substantially elongated, flat portion, a front, inflected tip portion, and longitudinal inner and outer edges extending along a length of the skis, the ski stabilizing device comprising:

a metal coil spring which acts as an orienting and spacing device for the tip portions of the pair of skis;

a pair of attachment members for removably attaching the metal coil spring at either of two opposite extents thereof to the respective inflected tip portion of each ski edge so that the metal coil spring does not contact the slope and impede skiing;

whereby the metal coil spring maintains the skis at a generally fixed distance from each other during skiing with the tip portions pointed inward, but does not prevent the independent movement of the skis through a plurality of planes relative to the slope, the metal coil spring being of sufficient stiffness to prevent crossing of the ski tip portions while skiing.

2. The ski stabilizing and training device of claim 1, wherein the metal coil spring is made from a portion of a metal coil tube bending set.

3. The ski stabilizing and training device of claim 1, wherein the attachment members are U-bolt screw clamp connectors.

4. The ski stabilizing and training device of claim 2, wherein the metal coil spring is made from a metal coil tube bending set for bending ¼

inch copper tube.

5. In combination with a pair of skis used for skiing on a slope, each of the skis having an inflected tip portion and a ski stabilizing and training device for interconnecting the ski tip portions, the ski stabilizing and training device comprising:

a metal coil spring which acts as an orienting and spacing device for the tip portions of the pair of skis;

a pair of attachment members for removably attaching the metal coil spring at either of two opposite extents thereof to the respective inflected tip portion of each ski so that the metal coil spring does not contact the slope and impede skiing;

whereby the metal coil spring maintains the skis at a generally fixed distance from each other during skiing with the tip portions pointed inward, but does not prevent the independent movement of the skis through a plurality of planes relative to the slope, the metal coil spring being of sufficient stiffness to prevent crossing of the ski tip portions while skiing.

6. The combination of claim 5, wherein the metal coil spring is made from a portion of a metal coil tube bending set.

7. The combination of claim 5, wherein the attachment members are U-bolt screw clamp connectors.

8. The combination of claim 6, wherein the metal coil spring is made from a metal coil tube bending set for bending ¼

inch copper tube.