<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE ep-patent-document PUBLIC "-//EPO//EP PATENT DOCUMENT 1.4//EN" "ep-patent-document-v1-4.dtd"><!-- Disclaimer: This ST.36 XML data has been generated from SGML data available on ESPACE discs EPAS Volumes 2003/201 to 203 enriched by the abstract retrieved from the corresponding A2/A1 document - March 2013 - EPO - Dir. Publication - kbaumeister@epo.org --><ep-patent-document id="EP85100770A3" lang="en" country="EP" doc-number="0153590" date-publ="19860813" file="85100770" kind="A3" status="n" dtd-version="ep-patent-document-v1-4"><SDOBI lang="en"><B000><eptags><B001EP>ATCHDEFRITLISE</B001EP></eptags></B000><B100><B110>0153590</B110><B120><B121>EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION</B121></B120><B130>A3</B130><B140><date>19860813</date></B140><B190>EP</B190></B100><B200><B210>85100770</B210><B220><date>19850125</date></B220></B200><B300><B310>574724</B310><B320><date>19840127</date></B320><B330><ctry>US</ctry></B330></B300><B400><B405><date>19860813</date><bnum>198633</bnum></B405><B430><date>19850904</date><bnum>198536</bnum></B430></B400><B500><B510><B511> 6A 63B  69/18   A</B511></B510><B540><B541>en</B541><B542>Pre-ski testing and exercising apparatus</B542><B541>fr</B541><B542>Appareil permettant d'essayer et de tester des équipements de ski</B542><B541>de</B541><B542>Prüf- und Übungsgerät für Skiausrüstungen</B542></B540></B500><B700><B710><B711><snm>Perrine, James J.</snm></B711></B710><B720><B721><snm>Perrine, James J.</snm></B721></B720></B700><B800><B840><ctry>AT</ctry><ctry>CH</ctry><ctry>DE</ctry><ctry>FR</ctry><ctry>IT</ctry><ctry>LI</ctry><ctry>SE</ctry></B840><B880><date>19860813</date><bnum>198633</bnum></B880></B800></SDOBI><abstract id="abst" lang="en"><p id="pa01" num="0001">Pre-ski testing and exercising apparatus comprising a pair of elongated members which may be actual or simulated skis, and which are clamped by appropriate clamping devices to a pair of rigid cross bars, each of which is supported by a pair of rocker blocks. The apparatus allows the user forceably to rock the skis, or simulted skis, forward or backwards, or from side-to-side. Also, one of the cross bars, usually the rear cross bar, may be positioned relatively higher on its rocker blocks than the forward cross bar so as to tilt the skis, or simulated skis slightly forward, even while at rest. The apparatus of the invention prevents the skis, or simulated skis, from rotating freely about their longitudinal axis, and from moving freely independently of one another. The user stands on the skis, or simulated skis, in ski boots held in bindings, and performs various exercises by attempting to rotate the skis, or simulated skis, or by rocking them forward or backwards, or from side-to-side, so as to produce various muscle actions experienced in, and necessary for common skiing maneuvers. The apparatus also enables the user to test his ski boots for proper size and adjustment.<img id="iaf01" file="imgaf001.tif" wi="78" he="61" img-content="drawing" img-format="tif" inline="no" /></p></abstract><search-report-data lang="en" id="srep" srep-office="EP" date-produced=""><doc-page id="srep0001" file="srep0001.tif" type="tif" orientation="portrait" he="295" wi="208" /></search-report-data></ep-patent-document>