Patent ID: 6471234
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: A63C,Y10T

Abstract:
In a climbing skin assembly for a ski comprising a climbing skin and at least one elongated resilient tensioning member, an attachment assembly for securing said resilient tensioning member to said climbing skin, comprising:a generally rectangular cutout extending inward from one end of said skin; two flat rigid plates secured about opposite faces of said end of said skin by means of a plurality of rivets extending through apertures in said plates and through said skin; at least one of said plates having an opening therethrough; said elongated resilient tensioning member comprising an elongated body portion of substantially uniform thickness and two ends, a first of said ends having a end portion extending from said first end and having a thickness greater than the thickness of a second of said ends and greater than the thickness of said body portion, said end portion being no longer than the length of said opening; and, said end portion being retained in said opening between said plates and a portion of said resilient tensioning member adjacent said end portion extending between said plates along said cutout.