FR2497742A1 - SKI CARRIER OR SKI BOX FOR MOTOR VEHICLE - Google Patents

Abstract

It has frequently been observed of late that skiers wish to take both downhill skis and cross country skis with them on holiday, which often makes it difficult to accommodate skis when a car has a plurality of occupants. A ski support or a ski box for motor vehicles, having a lower part which is to be fastened to a vehicle roof and has mounts which are used to accommodate the skis, and having at least one upper part which is articulated to the lower part, can be pivoted with respect to the latter and is used to secure the positions of the skis inserted in the lower part and/or to protect them against theft, is to be equipped in such a way that mounts are arranged on the underside of the upper part to accommodate further sporting equipment, such as ski sticks (ski poles) or cross country skis.

Description

 The invention relates to a ski carrier or a ski box for a motor vehicle comprising an inner part intended to be fixed to the roof of the vehicle and equipped with fasteners intended to receive the skis and at least one upper part articulated on the lower part, which can be tilted in relation to it, which serves to block the position of the skis arranged in the internal part and / or to protect them from theft, while on the lower face of the upper part .

are attached fasteners for receiving other sporting goods such as ski poles or cross-country skis.

 The object of the invention is to produce a ski holder or a ski box of the kind described above so as to allow greater transport capacity with perfect locking in position of the skis to be transported.

 According to the invention, this problem is solved by the fact that each fastener provided in the lower part is combined with a fastener provided in the prior portion and serving for locking in position.

 A particularly simple and straightforward attachment of skis or the like can be obtained by the fact that the attachments of the upper part are each formed by an elastic retaining clip, open on one side, the open side of which can be closed by a clamping clip which can be actuated by means of a toggle closure.

 At the same time, in an advantageous form of embodiment of the invention, it is provided that a compression element, preferably annular, composed of rubber, plastic or equivalent and which acts on the skis placed in the corresponding attachment of the lower part by locking them in position when the upper part is closed.

 The object of the invention will be explained more precisely in the following with regard to an exemplary embodiment shown in the drawings.

On these drawings
Figure 1 is a side view of the roof region or roof of a passenger vehicle and a ski box mounted on this roof
Figure 2 is a section along line II-II of Figure 1, in which the left and the right part of the drawing are cut in planes transverse to the vehicle which are slightly offset from each other.

On the roof 1 of a passenger vehicle is fixed a ski box 2 which comprises a lower part 3 and an upper part 5 which can tilt relative to this first by turning around an axis 4, the opening tilting of the upper part 5 being assisted by an air spring 6.The ski box 2 is fixed to the roof I of the vehicle by means of a clamping device 7 which will not be described more fully in the present description and which cooperates with tubes 7 which are fixed to the roof I by means of end pieces 9
In the inner part 3 of the ski box 2 are provided fasteners 10 of the usual type having the form of guides open upwards and which are used, for example, to receive the skis II indicated in phantom lines. upper part 2 is provided above each lower fastener 10, another fastener 12, having the form of an elastic retaining clip 13, open on one side, the open side of which can be closed by a clamping clip 14 which can be actuated by means of a toggle closure 15. The upper fastener 12 can be used here, for example, to receive a cross-country ski 16 or ski poles 17o
To fix the skis 11 placed in the lower attachments 10, an annular elastic compression element 19 is provided, fixed to the lower branch 18 of the retaining clip 13 and which acts on the skis 11 to lock their position when the upper part 5 is closed.

 An embodiment such as that described above for a closed ski box can also be used in a corresponding manner for an open ski carrier of the usual type, composed of an upper part and a lower part.

Claims (2)

1) Ski or ski box holder for a motor vehicle, comprising a lower part intended to be fixed to the roof of the motor vehicle and equipped with fasteners for receiving skis and at least one upper part articulated on the part lower than that; switch over to this one which. is used to protect from flight the skis arranged in the lower part, however that on the lower face of the upper part, are fastened clips intended to receive other sporting articles such as ski poles or ski skis bottom, this ski box or this ski holder being characterized in that at each fastener (10) located in the lower part (3) is combined a fastener (12) provided in the upper part and used for blocking in position. 2) Ski holder or ski box according to claim 1, characterized in that the fasteners (12) of the upper part (5) are each formed by an elastic retaining clip (13), open on one side, of which the open side can be closed by a clamping bracket (14) which can be actuated by means of a toggle closure (15).  > Ski or ski box holder according to claim 2, characterized in that, to the lower branch (18) of the retaining clip (13) is fixed a compression element (19) preferably annular, composed of rubber, of plastic or equivalent, which acts on the skis (11) placed in the corresponding attachment (1Q) of the lower part (3) by blocking their position when the upper part (5) is closed