Patent ID: 7568599
Filing Date: 2009-08-04
Classification: A45F,A63C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of supporting, orienting and carrying of a pair of skis as a unit, the method comprising: placing the skis within a backpack strap; supporting a pair of bindings of said skis within a pair of v-shaped straps, each said v-shaped strap secured to a substrate of said backpack strap at each end forming the v-shape in the longitudinal direction of the pair of skis; positioning said pair of v-shaped straps respectively underneath said pair of bindings to support the bindings while allowing the pair of skis to extend therethrough and holding said pair of skis against said substrate; closing the backpack strap by surrounding the skis and covering the v-shaped strap with a pair of flaps extending from said substrate of the backpack strap wherein said pair of flaps of said substrate has a closed configuration and an open configuration; attaching a pair of shoulder straps to said substrate; securing the backpack strap in a closed configuration by overlapping said pair of flaps of said substrate; and supporting the skis on a back of a user by said pair of shoulder straps.