Ski waxing machine
US5018477A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 28, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F15/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A ski waxing machine (10) includes a housing (12), a pair of parallel oblong recesses, each one to receive one ski are provided in a deck wall of the housing (12). Two rows of supporting elements (18) are provided to completely close the recesses from below and to support the skis. Each row includes a multiplicity of supporting elements which individually can be displaced laterally into a rest position to open an area of the recess respectively. A longitudinally reciprocating slide includes a waxing device for applying wax to the running surfaces of the skis and tracks to individually retract the supporting elements from their supporting positions upon approach of the slide and to return the supporting elements when the slide has passed.
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