The ski lift adaptor has a first element worn by a user around their lower body and a second with a rigid receptacle having a front portion 4c which is adjustably linked to a rear portion 4a, movable between a retracted (fig.14) and an extended (fig.13) position, in use, for attaching the adaptor to a button of a drag lift. The rigid receptacle may have a tapered slot, in the front portion, for guiding a stem of the lift into the receptacle, which is at an acute angle to the users leg. And the front portion may be formed as a skeletal frame. Preferably, the front portion is attached to the rear portion by a pair of parallel, curved arms 20 which may slide within a mounting slot on the rear portion; multiple retracted positions are provided for by positional sockets 35b along the arm with a latching pin 34 or mechanism to lock the front portions position. The front portion may be hinged on the arms both inwardly, for compact storage, and outwardly, limited by an end stop, with a locking screw 32 provided to maintain the required position. Preferably, the first element has a first strap (fig.5,2) for the users thigh and a second strap for lower down the users leg and a panel 1 which extends up the leg; the second element is demountable from the first element, the elements having sliding buckle parts to engage on another.
Ski lift adaptor
2017-07-05
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch