Patent ID: 7052044

Claim:
In combination with a pair of skis, each of the skis having an upturned tip with an aperture therein, a coupler for interconnecting the skis, the coupler comprising: a buckle and two sets of straps, wherein said buckle comprises a female portion and a disconnectable male portion; and an aperture-engaging strap from a first of said two sets of straps engages the aperture of a first ski from said pair of skis; an aperture-engaging strap from a second of said two sets of straps engages the aperture of a second ski from said pair of skis; a buckle-attached strap from a first of said two sets of straps is bound to said female portion of said buckle; and a buckle-attached strap from a second of said two sets of straps is bound to said disconnectable male portion of said buckle.