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A portable pair of skis may be packed in a small case for convenient storage and carrying. In one embodiment each ski is readily disassembled into two pieces, each ski piece having an end plate which mates with the end plate of the other ski piece. An assembled ski, which will function as originally

A portable pair of skis may be packed in a small case for convenient storage and carrying. In one embodiment each ski is readily disassembled into two pieces, each ski piece having an end plate which mates with the end plate of the other ski piece. An assembled ski, which will function as originally designed and intended, comprises a bottom joining plate, which spans the two pieces, having four posts which are fixed to the bottom joining plate and which protrude through holes in the ski pieces and a top plate securing nuts, nut bearing plates and a removable over-center cam-action fastener which joins and applies tension to the two adjacent posts at the end plates. In another embodiment, the bottom plate is hinged and permanently fastened to the two ski pieces and two posts, which are fixed to the hinge, protrude through holes in the ski and the top plate. A removable over-center cam-action fastener is removably connected to the two posts via the grooved securing nuts.

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A ski which may be assembled by the user from a plurality of pieces and which, when disassembled, is compact and readily portable, the ski comprising: a first ski piece having a top surface, a bottom surface and a first end plate; a second ski piece having a top surface, a bottom surface and a secon

A ski which may be assembled by the user from a plurality of pieces and which, when disassembled, is compact and readily portable, the ski comprising: a first ski piece having a top surface, a bottom surface and a first end plate; a second ski piece having a top surface, a bottom surface and a second end plate adapted to be fitted against said first end plate when the ski is assembled; a joining plate connected to said first and second ski pieces at their bottom surfaces and providing therewith a flush and smooth surface; a first post which protrudes from the top surface of said first ski piece and is fixed to the bottom joining plate, a second post which protrudes from the top surface of said second ski piece and is fixed to the same bottom joining plate; a nut means which is removably screwed onto said posts to secure said joining plate to said ski; and tensioning means applied to said nut means to insure intimate mating of the first and second ski pieces under tension and which, to disassemble the ski pieces, is disjoined from the nut means.