JPS6221489Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a ski carrier mainly used in one-box vehicles.

Conventionally, there has been no ski carrier developed exclusively for one-box vehicles, and the current situation is that roof racks for ski towers developed for passenger cars are used as they are for one-box vehicles. However, conventional roof racks were developed for low-height passenger cars, and the skis are mounted on the top of the car's roof, so if you apply this to a high-height one-box car, the position of the skis will change. This made it extremely inconvenient to attach and detach skis from the roof rack.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a ski carrier that makes it extremely easy to load and unload skis into a one-box vehicle, which can also be easily installed on an existing roof rack, and which can also be used as a hand-held ski holder.

This invention will be explained below based on drawings showing embodiments. In Figures 1 to 6, the ski support frame 1
is composed of a cover 2 and a case 3, and the cover 2
The upper end of the cover 2 is attached to one end of the case 3 via a hinge 4, whereby the cover 2 opens and closes the case 3. The lower end of the cover 2 is a plate-shaped locking portion 5, in which a long hole 6 is provided. cover 2
Further inside, an elastic strip 8 is attached in the longitudinal direction of the cover 2 via a pressing piece 7.
On the other hand, the case 3 has three pairs of opposing protrusions 9, 10, 11.
are provided between the protrusions 9 and 10 and between the protrusions 10 and 11.
Gaps 13, 13 each accommodating one pair of skis 12 are formed between them. protrusions 9, 10,
A protector 13a facing the gap 13 is attached to 11. The belly plate 3a of the case 3 is provided with a locking hole 14 for locking a locking member 26 provided on a bracket body 17, which will be described later. A mounting piece 15 is attached to the belly plate 3a at the lower end of the case 3 by known means. The mounting piece 15 has a recess 1 that accommodates the locking portion 5 when the cover 2 is closed.
5a, a screw hole 15b provided at a position corresponding to the elongated hole 6 of the locking part 5, and an insertion hole 15c for inserting a locking screw 32, which will be described later. It has a socket portion 15d.

A mounting bracket 16 is composed of a bracket body 17 and mounting pieces 18 and 19. The bracket body 17 has a horizontal strip 17a and a vertical strip 17.
It is formed into a cross shape by b. Horizontal piece 17a
Both ends of the vertical members 21 and 22 of the roof rack 20
vertical piece 1.
The upper end of 7b is the upper horizontal member 2 of the roof rack 20.
3. It is formed in a cross-sectional shape that allows partial close contact.
The mounting piece 18 is a strip plate with roof racks 20 at both ends.
The horizontal piece 17a of the bracket body 17 is formed in a cross-sectional shape that can be partially brought into close contact with the vertical members 21 and 22 of the bracket body 17.
It is pressed against and tightened with screws 24. The mounting piece 19 has a cross-sectional shape that allows it to be partially brought into close contact with the upper horizontal member 23 of the roof rack 20, and is pressed against the vertical piece 17b of the bracket body 17 and fastened with a screw 25. The vertical piece 17b has a locking hole 14 for the case 3 and an insertion hole 15 for the mounting piece 15.
The locking member 26 and the screw hole 2 correspond to c.
7 is provided. The locking member 26 is a small circular plate having a central axis and is attached to the vertical piece 17b by the central axis, and there is a gap between the vertical piece 17b and the small circular plate that is larger than the inner thickness of the belly plate 3a of the case 3. Further, the diameter of the small disk is set smaller than the circular arc portion of the keyhole-shaped locking hole 14, which is formed of a circular arc portion and a straight portion provided on the belly plate 3a.

Two pairs of skis 1 are placed in the gaps 13 and 13 of case 3.
2 and 12 are housed one on top of the other, the cover 2 is rotated by the hinge 4 and covers the case 3 as shown in FIGS. It fits into the recess 15a of No. 15. Now insert the lock knob 28 into the long hole 6 of the locking part 5,
Then, the cover 2 is fixed to the case 3 by screwing into the screw hole 15b of the mounting piece 15. At this time, the elastic strip 8 presses the ski 12 to prevent it from rattling.

The ski support frame 1 requires two pieces, and the connecting rod 29
The ski holder 30 is connected by screwing the threaded portions 29a at both ends (threads are opposite to each other) into the socket portion 15d of the mounting piece 15.
That's what it means. 31 is a grip provided on the connecting rod 29.

The two support frames 1 of the ski holder 30 are fitted with locking screws 32 after the ski holder 30 is locked to the bracket 16 by inserting the locking member 26 of the mounting bracket 16 into the locking hole 14 provided in each case 3.
When the ski holder 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 15c of the mounting piece 15 of the case 3 and screwed into the screw hole 27 of the mounting bracket 16, the ski holder 30 is securely fixed to the outer surface of the roof rack 20 via the mounting bracket 16. This fixing work is a one-touch operation and is extremely simple.

A mounting bracket of the same shape is removably attached to each of the vertical members of an automobile roof rack having vertical members at the front and rear, a cover is attached via a hinge to the upper end of a case for storing skis, and the cover is opened and closed. a pair of support frames formed by stretching elastic strips for supporting skis between the free end and the upper end of the case; and a connection that connects the support frames at a predetermined interval at the lower end thereof. A substantially U-shaped ski holder is formed with the rod, and a locking mechanism is provided on both the ski holder and the mounting bracket so that the skis can be locked with each other through the locking mechanism and the mounting bracket. Since the holder is detachable from the roof rack, it has the following excellent effects.

(a) Since the mounting bracket is versatile for existing roof racks, the ski holder of the present invention can be easily attached to and removed from roof racks mounted on existing vehicles.

(b) Since the ski holder can be attached to and detached from the roof rack in a one-touch manner via the mounting bracket using the attachment/detachment mechanism, attachment/detachment work is extremely simple.

(c) By simply opening and closing the cover of the support frame, the elastic band can be expanded and contracted through the ski, and the ski can be easily held in the storage section of the case, and it is also easy to take out the ski from the case.

(d) Since the ski holder is formed into a U-shape by connecting a pair of support frames with a connecting rod at a predetermined interval, it is extremely easy to balance the skis and make them easy to carry.

(e) Ski holders can be attached and detached extremely easily by using the outer surface of the roof rack, which is not high, in contrast to high-height one-box vehicles, where it has been inconvenient to attach and detach skis in the past.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an embodiment of this invention.
FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the lower end of the ski support frame when the cover is closed relative to the ski support frame case. Third
The figure shows a sectional view of the upper end of the ski support frame when the cover is closed to the case of the ski support frame. FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are explanatory views, respectively, before and after the ski holder is attached to the roof rack of a one-box car. FIG. 6 shows a sectional view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 5. 16... Mounting bracket, 20... Roof rack, {14... Locking hole, 26... Locking member, 27
...screw hole, 32 ... locking screw, }locking mechanism, 3
0...Ski holder.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting bracket of the same shape is removably attached to each of the vertical members of an automobile roof rack having vertical members at the front and rear, a cover is attached via a hinge to the upper end of a case for storing skis, and the cover is opened and closed. A pair of support frames formed by stretching an elastic band for supporting skis between the free end and the upper end of the case, and the support frames are connected at a predetermined interval to the lower end of the support frame. A substantially U-shaped ski holder is formed by the connecting rod, and a locking mechanism is provided on both the ski holder and the mounting bracket so that the ski holder and the mounting bracket can be locked to each other. A ski carrier characterized by a ski holder that can be attached to and detached from a roof rack.