Patent ID: 8915382
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: A47B,A47F,A63C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for supporting a ski on a support structure, the ski having a binder toe piece and a binder heel piece coupled to a deck surface of the ski, the binder toe piece having a boot retention flange extending parallel to the deck surface of the ski, wherein the deck surface and the boot retention flange define a receiving space for receiving a toe end of a ski boot, the apparatus for supporting a ski comprising: a ski support member comprising a ski engaging portion and a binder engaging portion, the binder engaging portion of the ski support member including a first surface positioned opposite a second surface with an end surface extending between the first surface and the second surface, the binder engaging portion being positionable within the receiving space to engage the binder toe piece in an engaged position, wherein in the engaged position the end surface is positioned within the receiving space and wherein the first surface engages the boot retention flange, the ski engaging portion having a substantially flat surface engageable with at least one of the deck surface of the ski and an element disposed on the deck surface of the ski to maintain the ski in a desirable orientation, wherein the binder heel piece is substantially free from engagement with the ski support member; a spacer positioned between the ski support member and the support structure; and a coupling element configured to couple the ski support member to the support structure.