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A substantially rigid combined personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment is configured and to provide at a longitudinal chamber and protruding chamber such that a pair of skis are intended to lie longitudinally in said container and toe portions of a pair of skis boots ex

A substantially rigid combined personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment is configured and to provide at a longitudinal chamber and protruding chamber such that a pair of skis are intended to lie longitudinally in said container and toe portions of a pair of skis boots extend into said protruding chamber to provide a compact combined personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A substantially rigid personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment including at least a pair of skis, each having a curved ski tip end and a rearward ski end, a pair of ski poles, each having a handle end and a pole basket end, and a pair of ski boots, each

[ I claim:] [1.] A substantially rigid personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment including at least a pair of skis, each having a curved ski tip end and a rearward ski end, a pair of ski poles, each having a handle end and a pole basket end, and a pair of ski boots, each having a sole, a heel, a toe end, and a leg cuff end, said rigid personal transport and storage case comprising:an equipment container having a container floor member and a plurality of contiguous wall members forming at least a partially open enclosure, said contiguous wall members extending upwardly from said floor member, said wall members including opposed forward and rearward wall end members and opposing first and second side wall members forming a contiguous walled enclosure, said first and second side wall members substantially defining a first longitudinal chamber aligned with a longitudinal reference axis extending along a length of said container and having a length limited by said forward and rearward wall members, and said forward and rearward wall end members being aligned substantially transverse to said longitudinal reference axis, and wherein,said second side wall member and portions of said first side wall member being generally aligned with said longitudinal reference axis and spaced apart to (i) permit a pair of skis to lie on said container floor member in side-by-side arrangement substantially in parallel with said reference axis with said curved ski tip ends of said pair of skis proximate to said forward wall member and extending away from said container floor member, andsaid first side wall member includes a plurality of first side wall member portions for establishing a second chamber in communication with said longitudinal chamber and in which said second chamber extends generally perpendicular to said longitudinal reference axis and having a floor member generally formed, at least in part, by said container floor member, said second chamber protruding away from said longitudinal axis at a selected position between said forward and rearward wall members, and in which said second chamber is configured and arranged to accommodate toe portions of a pair of ski boots positioned in said first and second chambers with said pair of skis being between said container floor member and said pair of ski boots, and said pair of ski boots being in a mirror-like sole-to-sole and heel-to-heel position adjacency, and which the soles are generally perpendicular to said reference axis and said container floor member, and in which the heel portions of said pair of ski boots are bounded by and proximate to said second side wall member, and in which said leg cuff end of one of said pair of ski boots is proximate to said forward wall end member, andsaid container including contiguous peripheral container edge portions defining said open enclosure; anda cover having opposite top and bottom sides, said bottom side including peripheral bottom edge portions configured such that said peripheral bottom edge portions may be placed in mating relationship with said contiguous peripheral container edge portions, with said cover further configured such that said equipment container and said cover form a protected closed enclosure for said set of ski equipment. [18.] A substantially rigid combined personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment including at least a pair of skis, each having a curved ski tip end and a rearward ski end, a pair of ski poles, each having a handle end and a pole basket end, and a pair of ski boots, each having a sole, a heel, a toe end, and a leg cuff end, said rigid personal transport and storage case comprising:a container for forming at least a partially open ended enclosure having,a longitudinal chamber, having a forward end portion, a rearward end portion, and a container floor member opposite an open end thereof, and configured and arranged for housing a pair of skis in side-by-side arrangement substantially in parallel with a reference axis and with said curved ski tip ends of said pair of skis proximate said forward end portion and extending away from said container floor member,a protruding chamber extending away from said longitudinal chamber, said protruding chamber configured and arranged to accommodate toe portions of a pair of ski boots positioned within said container with said pair of skis being between said container floor member and said pair of ski boots, and said pair of ski boots being in a mirror-like sole-to sole and heel-to-heel position adjacency, and which the soles are generally perpendicular to said reference axis and said container floor member, and in which the heel portions of said pair of ski boots are bounded by and proximate to peripheral portions of said container, and in which said leg cuff end of one of said pair of ski boots is proximate said forward end portion, andsaid container including contiguous peripheral container edge portions defining said open enclosure; anda cover for covering said open ended enclosure, said cover having opposite top and bottom sides, said bottom side including peripheral bottom edge portions configured such that said peripheral bottom edge portions may be placed in mating relationship with said contiguous peripheral container edge portions, with said cover further configured such that said equipment container and said cover form a protected closed enclosure for said set of ski equipment. [19.] A substantially rigid personal transport and storage case for a single set of ski equipment including at least a pair of skis, each having a curved ski tip end and a rearward ski end, a pair of ski poles, each having a handle end and a pole basket end, and a pair of ski boots, each having a sole, a heel, a toe end, and a leg cuff end, said rigid personal transport and storage case comprising:an equipment container having a container floor member and a plurality of contiguous wall members forming at least a partially open enclosure, said contiguous wall members extending upwardly from said floor member, said wall members including opposed forward and rearward wall end members and opposing first and second side wall members forming a contiguous walled enclosure, said first and second side wall members substantially defining a first longitudinal chamber aligned with a longitudinal reference axis extending along a length of said container and having a length limited by said forward and rearward wall members, and said forward and rearward wall end members being aligned substantially transverse to said longitudinal reference axis, and wherein,said second side wall member and portions of said first side wall member being generally aligned with said longitudinal reference axis and spaced apart to permit a pair of skis to lie on said container floor member in side-by-side arrangement substantially in parallel with said reference axis with said curved ski tip ends of said pair of skis proximate to said forward wall member and extending away from said container floor member, andsaid first side wall member includes a plurality of first side wall member portions for establishing a second chamber in communication with said longitudinal chamber and in which said second chamber extends generally perpendicular to said longitudinal reference axis and having a floor member generally formed, at least in part by said container floor member, said second chamber protruding away from said longitudinal axis at a selected position between said forward and rearward wall members, and in which said second chamber is configured and arranged to accommodate toe portions of a pair of ski boots positioned in said first and second chambers with said pair of skis being between said container floor member and said pair of ski boots, and said pair of ski boots being in a mirror-like sole-to-sole and heel-to-heel position adjacency, and which the soles are generally perpendicular to said reference axis and said container floor member, and in which the heel portions of said pair of ski boots are bounded by and proximate to said second side wall member, and in which said leg cuff end of one of said pair of ski boots is proximate to said forward wall end member, andsaid container including contiguous peripheral container edge portions defining said open enclosure;a first cover member integral with portions of said first and second side wall members and said rearward wall member, extending toward said forward wall member so as to form a first rearward pocket so as to be capable of covering, at least in part, rearward ski ends of said pair of skis when positioned within said transport and storage case; anda hinged cover having opposite top and bottom sides, said bottom side including peripheral bottom edge portions configured such that said peripheral bottom edge portions may be placed in mating relationship with said contiguous peripheral container edge portions, with said cover further configured such that said equipment container and said cover form a protected closed enclosure for said set of ski equipment.