Patent ID: 8820769

Claim:
A ski comprising a front runner ( 1 ), a center runner ( 2 ), and a rear runner ( 3 ); the runners connectable together to form a longitudinal running surface, the center runner further comprises a locking mechanism ( 4 ) located in and extending through the top surface of the center runner, operable to urge the front and rear runners into engagement with the center runner, the locking mechanism being moveable between a closed position, in which the front and rear runners are urged into engagement with the center runner, and an open position to allow assembly and disassembly of the runners, characterized in that the locking mechanism comprises a single control member ( 13 ) which when moved to the closed position simultaneously urges the front and rear runners into engagement with the center runner and when moved to the open position allows the disassembly of the front and rear runners from the center runner.