Claims
- 1. A ski carrier comprising a generally rigid tube having a front nose and a rear cap interconnected by a body portion, said body portion having a hollow interior, said cap being connected to said body portion by connecting means whereby said cap is selectively movable to an open position which provides access to said interior and to a closed position which closes said interior, support means in said tube for supporting at least one ski in said interior while maintaining the ski binding away from the inner surface of said body portion, said support means comprising a first support member at said front nose for contacting one end of the ski, a second support member at said rear cap for contacting the opposite end of the ski whereby the ski is maintained longitudinally in position in said interior, one of said support members being longitudinally adjustable for accommodating different length skis, and index means for selectively maintaining said adjustable support member fixed at one of a number of different incremental longitudinal positions.
- 2. The carrier of claim 1 wherein guide means are in said interior to guide the ski toward contact with said nose support member when said rear cap is in said open position and the ski is inserted into said ski storage compartment.
- 3. The carrier of claim 2 wherein said rear cap support member is longitudinally adjustable.
- 4. The carrier of claim 2 wherein said guide means comprises flanges extending longitudinally in said ski storage compartment.
- 5. The carrier of claim 4 wherein said flanges comprises a first set of flanges extending downwardly from said divider, a second set of flanges extending upwardly from the base of said body portion in line with said first set of flanges, and a resilient diaphragm on said base between said second set of flanges.
- 6. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said adjustable support member comprises a plate shaped tail piece having a ski receiving cup on its surface disposed toward said interior.
- 7. The carrier of claim 6 wherein said index means includes a plurality of sets of spaced ribs, and said tail piece being selectively positionable between adjacent pairs of ribs of said plurality of sets.
- 8. The carrier of claim 7 wherein said tail piece is generally triangularly shaped with three corners, said plurality of sets of ribs comprising three sets of ribs, and said tail piece being dimensioned to pass over said ribs when said corners are out of alignment with said ribs and to be locked between adjacent ribs in each of said sets when said tail piece is positioned with said corners in line with said ribs.
- 9. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said nose support member comprises a support block in said nose, and said support block having a longitudinally inclined curved surface whereby the tip of a ski may be disposed against said inclined surface.
- 10. The carrier of claim 9 wherein said support block is made of a compressible resilient foam material, and said support block having a pair of converging longitudinally inclined curved surfaces whereby the tips of a pair of bottom to bottom skis may be disposed against said curved surfaces.
- 11. The carrier of claim 1 wherein the bottom half of said body portion has an undulated outer surface with the undulations extending longitudinally thereof.
- 12. The carrier of claim 1 including a longitudinal channel formed in the top outer surface of said body portion to form a track for the insertion of a carrying strap.
- 13. The carrier of claim 12 including a pair of lower longitudinal channels formed in the bottom outer surface of said body portion to form a pair of spaced tracks for the insertion of tie down straps to secure said carrier to a vehicle.
- 14. The carrier of claim 13 including a hand strap mounted to said top surface channel.
- 15. The carrier of claim 14 including an enlarged shoulder strap detachably mounted to said top surface channel, said shoulder strap being longer than said hand strap, and each end of said shoulder strap being mounted outwardly of a respective end of said hand strap.
- 16. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said divider is a horizontal plate which divides said body portion into a lower ski storage compartment and an upper compartment.
- 17. The carrier of claim 16, in combination with a pair of skis and a pair of ski poles having rings at one end, said divider terminating short of said rear cap, said pair of skis being disposed bottom to bottom in said ski storage compartment with the tips of said skis in said nose and the heels of said skis in said rear cap, said ski poles being in said upper compartment, and said rings and ends of said poles being in said rear cap.
- 18. The carrier of claim 1 wherein a pair of longitudinal indents are formed in the outer surface on opposite sides of said body portion, a panel being in each of said indents, and each of said panels having a thickness equal to the depth of its respective indent whereby said outer surface is of smooth continuous configuration.
- 19. The carrier of claim 1 wherein a divider is in said body portion longitudinally dividing said body portion into a plurality of individual longitudinal compartments, and one of said compartments being a ski storage compartment.
- 20. The carrier of claim 19 wherein said body portion is of uniform cross-sectional area.
- 21. The carrier of claim 19 wherein said divider is of an inverted T which divides said body portion into a lower ski storage compartment and a pair of upper compartments.
- 22. The carrier of claim 21, in combination with a pair of skis and a pair of ski poles having rings at one end, said divider terminating short of said rear cap, said pair of skis being disposed bottom to bottom in said ski storage compartment with the tips of said skis in said nose and the heels of said skis in said rear cap, each of said ski poles being in a different one of said upper compartments, and said rings and ends of said poles being in said rear cap.
- 23. The carrier of claim 1 wherein said index means comprises a plurality of sets of spaced ribs, and said adjustable support member being selectively positionable between adjacent pairs of ribs of said plurality of sets.
- 24. A ski carrier comprising a generally rigid tube having a front nose and a rear cap interconnected by a body portion, a divider in said body portion longitudinally dividing said body portion into a plurality of individual longitudinal compartments, one of said compartments being a ski storage compartment, said cap being connected to said body portion by connecting means whereby said cap is selectively movable to an open position which provides access to said compartments and to a closed position which closes said compartments, support means in said tube for supporting at least one ski in said ski storage compartment while maintaining the ski binding away from the inner surface of said body portion, said support means comprising a pair of spaced support members, one of said support members being in said front nose and the other of said support members is in said rear cap, guide means being in said ski storage compartment to guide the ski toward contact with said nose support member when said rear cap is in said open position and the ski is inserted into said ski storage compartment, said rear cap support member being longitudinally adjustable, and said rear cap support member comprising a plate shaped tail piece having a ski receiving cup on its frontal surface.
- 25. The carrier of claim 24 wherein said rear cap includes a plurality of sets of spaced ribs, and said tail piece being selectively positionable between adjacent pairs of ribs of said plurality of sets.
- 26. The carrier of claim 25 wherein said tail piece is generally triangularly shaped with three corners, said plurality of sets of ribs comprising three sets of ribs, and said tail piece being dimensioned to pass over said ribs when said corners are out of alignment with said ribs and to be locked between adjacent ribs in each of said sets when said tail piece is positioned with said corners in line with said ribs.
- 27. A ski carrier comprising a generally rigid tube having a front nose and a rear cap interconnected by a body portion, a divider in said body portion longitudinally dividing said body portion into a plurality of individual longitudinal compartments, one of said compartments being a ski storage compartment, said cap being connected to said body portion by connecting means whereby said cap is selectively movable to an open position which provides access to said compartments and to a closed position which closes said compartments, support means in said tube for supporting at least one ski in said ski storage compartment while maintaining the ski binding away from the inner surface of said body portion, said support means comprising a pair of spaced support members, one of said support members being in said front nose and the other of said support members is in said rear cap, guide means being in said ski storage compartment to guide the ski toward contact with said nose support member when said rear cap is in said open position and the ski is inserted into said ski storage compartment, said guide means comprising flanges extending longitudinally in said ski storage compartment, said flanges comprising a first set of flanges extending downwardly from said divider, a second set of flanges extending upwardly from the base of said body portion in line with said first set of flanges, and a resilient diaphragm on said base between said second set of flanges.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 393,225, filed Aug. 14, 1989, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,953,773.
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