[0001] The present invention relates to a ski supporting structure.
[0002] As it is well known the skies,as they are not used,are arranged in a subvertical
position,against a wall or they are inserted into a cabinet for saving space.
[0003] On the other hand this arrangement, in addition to being a scarcely stable one,may
cause the skies to undesiraoly deflect or deform.
[0004] Accordingly,the task of the present invention is that of obviating the thereinabove
mentioned drawbacks, by providing a ski supporting structure which is effective to
support the skies in a precisely vertical position.
[0005] Within the scope of this task, it is a main object of the present invention to provide
a ski supporting structure which is effective to rigidly fix the skies by means of
simple and quick manual operations.
[0006] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such a ski supporting structure
comprising means for firmly holding the ski sticks.
[0007] Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a ski supporting structure
which is of reduced size and easy to be applied to a wall, at the desired height thereon.
[0008] According to one aspect of the present invention the above task and objects,as well
yet other objects which will become more apparent hereinafter are achieved by a ski
supporting structure,characterized in that it comprises a substantially box like body,consisting
or two flat parallel walls, provicted with a respective edge member and horizontally
extending,saia two flat walls being coupled by a dihedral front wall,providen with
different area faces the upper thereof,of greater area,is provided with vertically
extending slots effective to slidingly hold a shaped rod , the latter being pivoted
to the upper wall of said horizontally extending walls and being biassed, in the inside
or said box-like body,by elastic biassing means,the free end or said shaped rod being
effective to edge affix a ski pair to said box like body.
[0009] Advantageously the box like body is attached to a vertical wall by means oi a dihedral
member, as preliminarly affixed to the wall and being provided with folded edges effective
to resiliently hold the edges of the box like body.
[0010] Moreover the two horizontal walls of the box like body have a like depth, thereby
they are effective to hold the skies in a precise vertical attitude.
[0011] Further characteristics and advantages or the ski supporting structure according
to the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description
of a preferred embodiment thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, where:
fig.l is a perspective view illustrating the ski supporting structure according to
the present invention,removed from the diehdral member for fixing the supporting structure
to a wall;
fig.2 is a cross-sectional view of the box like body;
fig.3 is a vertical cross section view of the diehdral fixing member;and
fig.4 is a vertical cross section view or the subject ski supporting structure.
[0012] With reference to the numbers of the figures oi the accompanying drawings,the ski
supporting strueture according to the present invention comprises a substantially
box like body 1,consisting or two flat parallel walls 2 and 3,provided with respective
small edge members 2' and 3' and coupled to a front diehdral wall 4,in the upper portion
whereof there are formed vertically extending slots 5,suitably spaced from one another.
[0013] Along the slots shaped rods 6 are able or sliding, being pivoted,at one end thereol,
7, in the inside of the upper wall 2 of the aforesaid box like body.
[0014] More specifically,on the portions of said rods 6 inside the box like body,there are
engaged pressure springs ö,each spring being stopped against the respective slot 5
by a plate 9:
The shaped rod 6 has the free end thereof, indicated at 10,doubly folded and being
provided with a side hook member 11.
[0015] The box like body 1 is attached to a wall 12 preferably by means of a diehdral member
13, the latter being provided with lower and upper edge members,indicated at 14 and
15 respectively, the edge upper member 15 being or greater extension and doubly folded.
[0016] In particular the upper edge member 15 is provided with cut away portions 16,formed
at the portions provided for housing the pins or the rods 6.
[0017] In the practice,upon having attached to the wall 12 the diehdral member,on the latter
there is engaged, firstly from the bottom and then, by means of a suitable pressure
from the top, the box like body 1 whieh,because of the biassing of the edge members
14 and 15,remains in turn attached to the wall 12.
[0018] It should be pointed out in this connection that the aforesaid diehdral member 13
is made of a suitably elastic material thereby,by varying the angle thereof,by means
of a suitable pressure and using small blocks 17,against the wall (fig.4) it is possible
to modify the attitude of the edges thereof,in order to provide a sure affixing on
the box like member 1.
[0019] The latter,after being mounted on the diehdral member,will be laterally closea by
means of two .edged small walls lö effective to be located above the walls of said
box like body.
[0020] It should also be noted that the box-like body 1 is provided at the top thereof with
two circular openings 22
tclosed by a plug member,and effective to allow for the user to engage with his fingers
the inside of the box like body 1 to remove the latter from the diehdral member 13.
[0021] The operation of the disclosed structure is self evident:more specifically, by upwardly
rotating one of the rods 6 the sky pair is inserted between the end 10 of the rod
and the box like body 1.
[0022] The engagement provided by the end 10, owing to the presence of the spring ö,will
be sufficient to support the ski pair.
[0023] Then the user will engage the ski sticks 20 on the hook member 11 which latter is
also effective to facilitate the upwardly rotation of the rod 6, as the ski pair is
to be removed.
[0024] Obviously suitable protecting liners 21 will be applied on the ski contacting portions.
[0025] From the above disclosure and the figures of the accompanying drawings the great
functionality ana use facility characterizing the ski supporting structure according
to the present invention will be self evident.
1- A ski supporting structure,characterized in that it comprises a substantially box
like body (1), consisting of two flat parallel walls (2,3),provided with a respective
edge member (2',3') and horizontally extending,saia two flat walls being coupled by
a diehdral front wall (4),provided with different area faces,the upper thereof,of
greater area,is provided with vertically extending slots (5) effective to slidingly
hold a shaped rod (6),the latter being pivoted to the upper wall (2) of said horizontally
extending walls (2,3) and being biassed, in the inside of said box like body (1),
by elastic biassing means (ö), the free end of said shaped rod (6) being effective
to edge affix a ski pair to said box like body (1).
2- A ski supporting structure,according to the preceding claim,characterized in that
the two horizontally extending walls (2,3) of said box like body have a like depth,thereby
holding the ski pair in a precise vertical attitude.
3- A ski supporting structure, according to the preceding claime, characterized in
that on the portion of said rods (6) inside said box like body (1) there is is engaged
a pressure spring (ö), the latter being caused to stop against the related slot (5)
by a plate (9),said rods (6) having the free ends (10) thereof doubly folded and being
provided with side hook members (11).
4- A ski supporting structure according to the preceding claims,characterized in that
said box like body (1) is affixed to the wall by means of a diehdral member (13) made
of a resilient material and being provided with lower and upper edges (14,15),the
upper edge (15) being of greater extension and douoly folded and being provided with
cut out portions (16) formed at the portions provided for housing the pins or said
rods.
5- A ski supporting structure,according to the preceding claims,characterized in that
said box like body (1) is closed, laterally, by two contoured walls (18) overlying
the walls of said box like body (1).
6- A ski supporting structure according to the preceding claims,characterized in that
saia box like boay (1) is provided at the top thereof with two circular openings or
holes (22) closed by removable plug members.
7- A ski supporting structure,according to the preceding claims, characterized in
that the portions thereof provided for contacting the ski pair are covered by protecting
liners(21).
ö- A ski supporting structure, according to the preceding claims,and substantially
as broadly illustrated ana disclosed.