Patent ID: 6722687
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A downhill ski, comprising:a downhill ski body comprising an upwardly curved nose and an elongated first member extending rearwardly from said nose at least generally along a first reference axis, wherein said downhill ski body comprises opposing upper and lower surfaces; a downhill ski binding disposed on said upper surface and which comprises first and second binding members that are spaced along said first reference axis and that are capable of maintaining a downhill ski boot in fixed relation to said downhill ski body such that there is no relative movement between the downhill ski boot and said downhill ski body; a ski brake actuated upon a removal of the downhill ski boot from said downhill ski binding; and a traction device that is actuatable while the downhill ski boot is being retained in fixed relation relative to said downhill ski body by said downhill ski binding such that there is no relative movement between the downhill ski boot and said downhill ski body, wherein said traction device comprises a latch and a first traction arm disposed beyond a first side of said downhill ski body, wherein said latch is movable between first and second positions, wherein said first traction arm is movable between a traction position and a non-traction position, wherein said latch engages said first traction arm to retain said first traction arm in said non-traction position when said latch is in said first position, and wherein said movement of said latch to said second position allows said traction arm to be disposed in said traction position.