Ski rack
US5957353A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R5/006
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A ski rack particularly suitable for use within an automobile and about a wheel well protruding within the automobile. The ski rack includes a rear rack portion having a rear frame to be positioned in an automobile over an area typically occupied by a rear wheel well. The rear frame is supported by at least one of the sidewall and floor of the automobile. A rear ski support member extends upwardly from the rear frame to support skis at one end. A front rack portion has a front ski support member to be attached to a front sidewall to support skis at another end. The ski rack may further include support members to be inwardly offset from a rear wheel well protruding within the automobile for maintaining ski poles in a fixed position close to the sidewall so as not to encroach into the automobile passenger and cargo space.
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