| 摘要 |
An aerodynamic container adapted for receipt around a front portion of a pair of skis or a front portion of a snowboard, when the equipment is mounted on a vehicle ski rack. The container provides improved aerodynamic airflow with reduced wind noise and buffeting. The container helps improve vehicle fuel efficiency substantially by reducing the incremental drag of a loaded ski rack by up to 50 percent, while protecting valuable alpine equipment form potential damage during transit. The container includes a hard plastic housing having a split first housing member and an identical split second housing member. A bottom portion of the first housing member is hinged to a bottom portion of the second housing member for opening to the inside of the housing members. Top portions of the two housing members are releasably attached using hand operated release latches. The latches are used for securing the two housing members around the skis or snowboard. Inside a hollow interior of the two housing members is a plurality of removable ribs mounted in rib grooves molded along a length thereof. The ribs are made of soft rubber, flexible foam plastic and the like. The removable ribs have rib openings contoured for receiving a portion of the sides of the skis or snowboard for holding the equipment firmly inside the aerodynamic container. |
