Patent ID: 8109523

Claim:
A skibob for riding a benchrest of a moving chairlift while the rider is seated on the seat of the skibob, which comprises: a) a frame having an anterior aspect for attaching a front ski by a front ski mounting member, a posterior aspect for attaching a rear ski by a rear ski mounting member; b) a seat member rearwardly cantilevered from a supraposterior aspect of said frame, wherein said seat member comprises a rearwardly cantilevered cantilever arm and a seat posteriorly disposed thereon for seating the rider; c) wherein said cantilever arm is provided with a generally planar underside surface defining a contiguous benchrest receiving space under said underside surface for receiving said moving benchrest of said chairlift supportingly thereinunder; d) further wherein said rear ski mounting member comprises a swingarm descendingly angled posteriorly from said frame, said swingarm pivotingly connecting at a first end to an axle (P) of the frame and at a second end to said rear ski; and e) a means for assistedly dismounting from said benchrest of said moving chairlift while remaining astride said skibob; wherein said means for assistedly dismounting from said benchrest comprises a rear suspension having a mechanical linkage and a shock absorber, said shock absorber pivotingly connecting at a first nose to said mechanical linkage and at a second nose to said frame; said mechanical linkage operating with said swingarm by compressingly storing energy in said shock absorber when said swingarm is upthrustingly elevated upward in relation to said frame by contact with an ascending foreslope of an offloading platform of the chairlift and decompressingly releasing energy from said shock absorber by a reciprocating downward rotation of said swingarm as said seat member slides off of said benchrest.