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A snow ski of the type having separately constructed and joined together upper and lower elongate ski sections wherein the two sections are joined together by an elongate slide rail which slidingly interconnects the opposed faces of the upper and lower ski sections together. A connector arrangement

A snow ski of the type having separately constructed and joined together upper and lower elongate ski sections wherein the two sections are joined together by an elongate slide rail which slidingly interconnects the opposed faces of the upper and lower ski sections together. A connector arrangement is provided for captively holding the two sections together along the slide rail to thereby permit relative sliding movement between the upper and lower ski sections when the snow ski is flexed longitudinally. The lower ski section preferably is relatively thin and of uniform thickness between its ski tip and ski tail and is also uncambered. A camber is imparted to the lower ski section when it is slidingly interconnected to the upper ski section which itself on its lower surface is longitudinally curved. The upper ski section also preferably functions as a torsion tube and is more resistant to longitudinal flex and lateral twist than the lower section to which it is attached. Due to the novel way the two sections are interconnected, they can be readily separated and the bottom section replaced in the event it is damaged or if a skier desires a longer, shorter or wider lower ski section.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a snow ski of the type having separately constructed upper and lower elongate ski sections and in which the lower ski section includes top and bottom surfaces and a ski tip end and a ski tail end, and in which the upper ski section includes a ski boot fixation area int

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a snow ski of the type having separately constructed upper and lower elongate ski sections and in which the lower ski section includes top and bottom surfaces and a ski tip end and a ski tail end, and in which the upper ski section includes a ski boot fixation area intermediate elongate extent and having a lower surface which overlies in opposed relationship at a preselected location the top surface of said lower ski section between said ski tip and said ski tail, the improvement comprising at least one longitudinally extending slide rail which is fixedly and non-movably attached to and projects outwardly from and along one of said opposed top and lower surfaces and a corresponding longitudinally extending slide rail receiving channel projecting inwardly from and along the other of said opposed top and lower surfaces to permit sliding movement between said slide rail and said slide rail receiving channel, and to thereby permit said upper and lower ski sections to be slidingly interconnected, and means for fixedly attaching together at said ski boot fixation area said slidingly interconnected upper and lower ski sections when in said preselected location and to thereby permit relative sliding movement between said upper and lower ski sections along said slide rail when said snow ski is flexed longitudinally.