Patent ID: 6273272
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A63C,Y10T

Abstract:
A ski storage device comprising:a back plate adapted to be mounted to an attachment surface;a first side panel outwardly extending away from said back plate;a second side panel outwardly extending away from said back plate and being positioned a spaced transverse distance along said back plate from said first side panel thereby forming a substantially U-shape with a transverse gap between said first side panel and said second side panel for storing skis therein, each of said first side panel and said second side panel including a first end attached to said back plate and a free distal end located away from said back plate, said free distal end of each of said first side panel and said second side panel forming a transverse opening for receiving skis to be stored in said transverse gap, at least one of said first side panel and said second side panel being adjustably secured to said back plate to allow adjustment of said transverse gap, and said first side panel and said second side panel each comprising at least first and second slidably interconnected members, said panels being adapted to be variably adjusted between a retracted position and an elongated position, said free distal ends of said first side panel and said second side panel extending further away from said back plate and said attachment surface when in said elongated position than in said retracted position; anda mounting means positioned in said back plate between said first side panel and said second panel in a manner that said mounting means is inaccessible when skis are stored in said ski storage device.