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A combination, which preferably includes at least a wheel supporting a transport caddy, an alpine snow ski removably disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured to said transport caddy by a spring loaded mechanical latch, and an accessories support member detachably attached to said

A combination, which preferably includes at least a wheel supporting a transport caddy, an alpine snow ski removably disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured to said transport caddy by a spring loaded mechanical latch, and an accessories support member detachably attached to said alpine snow ski and detachably securing a ski pole adjacent said alpine snow ski is disclosed. Preferably, the ski pole is secured to the transport caddy by steps that include at least: positioning a ski pole tip within the transport caddy; rotating a ski pole confinement member into non-adjacency with a ski pole retention portion of the accessories support member, sliding a shaft portion of the ski pole past a pole retention spring clip and into contact with the pole confinement member, and re-rotating the ski pole confinement member into pressing contact with the shaft thereby securing the shaft within the pole confinement member.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a wheel supporting a transport caddy; a spring loaded mechanical latch secured to said transport caddy; and an accessories support member disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured to said transport caddy by said spring loaded mechani

What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a wheel supporting a transport caddy; a spring loaded mechanical latch secured to said transport caddy; and an accessories support member disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured to said transport caddy by said spring loaded mechanical latch, in which said accessories support member comprises: a base plate; a first attachment member secured to said base plate; an accessories confinement assembly secured to said first attachment member; a lockdown assembly adjacent said accessories confinement assembly and secured to said first attachment member; and a sizing assembly adjacent said lockdown assembly and secured to said first attachment member, wherein said spring loaded mechanical latch interacts with said sizing assembly to secure said accessories support member within said transport caddy. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, in which said transport caddy comprises: a primary confinement compartment supported by said wheel, wherein said accessories support member is disposed within said primary confinement compartment; and a secondary confinement compartment adjacent said primary confinement compartment, wherein said secondary confinement compartment is configured to accommodate said spring loaded mechanical latch. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, in which said transport caddy further comprises a second wheel and a brake assembly interposed between said wheel and said second wheel. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, in which said transport caddy includes at least a primary and secondary confinement compartment, said secondary confinement compartment providing an internal contour, and in which said spring loaded mechanical latch comprises: a shaft confined within said transport caddy; a plunger communicating with said shaft; a compressive spring confined within the shaft and communicating with said plunger; and a mechanical lever in pressing contact with said internal contour of said secondary confinement compartment, communicating with and acting on said spring when said mechanical lever is in a closed position, wherein said spring develops a compressive force in response to securement of said mechanical lever in said closed position, and further wherein said spring transfers said compressive force to said plunger to secure said accessories support member within said transport caddy in response to securement of said mechanical lever in said closed position. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, in which said accessories support member comprises a sizing assembly. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, in which said accessories confinement assembly comprises: a central support shaft attached to said first attachment member; an accessories retention portion positioned adjacent said central support shaft and secured to said first attachment member; and an accessories confinement member adjacent said accessories retention portion and retained by said central support shaft for rotation about said central support shaft. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, in which said lockdown assembly comprises a hinge portion attached to said first attachment member, a cover portion communicating with said hinge portion, and a retention feature provided by said cover portion and configured for interaction with said sizing assembly to maintain said sizing assembly in a predetermined fixed position relative to said first attachment member. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, in which said sizing assembly comprises: a positioning member in sliding contact with said first attachment member; an extension member in sliding contact with said positioning member; a second attachment member secured to said extension member; and a retention portion provided by said positioning member and configured for interaction with said lockdown assembly to maintain said second attachment member in a predetermined fixed position relative to said first attachment member. 9. An apparatus comprising: a wheel supporting a transport caddy; a spring loaded mechanical latch secured to the said transport caddy; a spring suspension removably disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured to said transport caddy by said spring loaded mechanical latch; an accessories support member attached to said spring suspension; and a tow handle removably disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured adjacent said spring suspension by said accessories support member, in which said accessories support member comprises: a base plate; a first attachment member secured to said base plate; an accessories confinement assembly secured to said first attachment member; a lockdown assembly adjacent said accessories confinement assembly and secured to said first attachment member; and a sizing assembly adjacent said lockdown assembly and secured to said first attachment member, wherein said spring loaded mechanical latch interacts with said sizing assembly to secure said accessories support member within said transport caddy. 10. The apparatus of claim 9, in which said spring suspension is an alpine snow ski, said tow handle is an alpine ski pole, and said transport caddy comprises: a wheel supporting a primary confinement compartment wherein said alpine snow ski is removably disposed within said primary confinement compartment; and a secondary confinement compartment adjacent said primary confinement compartment, wherein said alpine ski pole is removably disposed within said secondary confinement compartment. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, in which said secondary confinement compartment providing an internal contour, and in which said spring loaded mechanical latch comprises: a shaft supported by said transport caddy; a plunger secured to said shaft; a compressive spring enclosed by said shaft and communicating with said plunger; and a mechanical lever in pressing contact with said internal contour of said secondary confinement compartment, communicating with said shaft, and acting on said spring when said mechanical lever is in a closed position, wherein said spring develops a compressive force in response to said mechanical lever in said closed position, and further wherein said spring transfers said compressive force to said plunger to secure said alpine snow ski within said primary confinement compartment in response to said mechanical lever in said closed position. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, in which said alpine snow ski provides a ski boot binding, and in which accessories confinement assembly is a ski pole confinement assembly secured to said first attachment member, the lockdown assembly adjacent said ski pole confinement assembly and secured to said first attachment member, and wherein said lockdown assembly interacts with said sizing assembly to secure said first attachment member within said ski boot binding. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, in which said transport caddy further comprises a second wheel and a brake assembly interposed between said wheel and said second wheel, and in which said plunger is relieved to accommodate said sizing assembly. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, in which said ski pole confinement assembly comprises: a central support shaft attached to said first attachment member; a ski pole retention portion positioned adjacent said central support shaft and secured to said first attachment member; and a ski pole confinement member adjacent said ski pole retention portion and retained by said central support shaft for rotation about said central support shaft. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, in which said lockdown assembly comprises a hinge portion attached to said first attachment member, a cover portion communicating with said hinge portion, and a retention portion provided by said cover portion and configured for interaction with said sizing assembly to maintain said sizing assembly in a predetermined fixed position relative to said first attachment member. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, in which said sizing assembly comprises: a positioning member in sliding contact with said first attachment member; an extension member in sliding contact with said positioning member; a second attachment member secured to said extension member; and a retention portion provided by said positioning member and configured for interaction with said lockdown assembly to maintain said second attachment member in a predetermined fixed position relative to said first attachment member and in a locking engagement with said ski boot binding. 17. A combination comprising: a wheel supporting a transport caddy; a spring loaded mechanical latch secured to the said transport caddy; an alpine snow ski removably disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured to said transport caddy by said spring loaded mechanical latch; an accessories support member detachably attached to said alpine snow ski; and a ski pole removably disposed within said transport caddy and detachably secured adjacent said alpine snow ski by said accessories support member, wherein said ski pole is secured to said accessories support member by steps for securing said ski pole to said accessories support member, in which said accessories support member comprises: a base plate; a first attachment member secured to said base plate; an accessories confinement assembly secured to said first attachment member; a lockdown assembly adjacent said accessories confinement assembly and secured to said first attachment member; and a sizing assembly adjacent said lockdown assembly and secured to said first attachment member, wherein said spring loaded mechanical latch interacts with said sizing assembly to secure said accessories support member within said transport caddy. 18. The combination of claim 17, in which said ski pole is secured to said accessories support member by steps comprising: positioning said alpine snow ski within a primary confinement compartment of said transport caddy; activating said spring loaded mechanical latch to secure said alpine snow ski within said primary confinement compartment; placing said accessories support member adjacent a ski boot binding of said alpine snow ski; attaching said accessories support member to said ski boot binding; positioning a tip of said ski pole within a secondary confinement compartment of said transport caddy; rotating a ski pole confinement member of said accessories support member into non-adjacency with a ski pole retention portion of said accessories support member; sliding a shaft portion of said ski pole past a pole retention spring clip of said accessories support member and into contact with said pole retention portion; and re-rotating said ski pole confinement member into pressing contact with said shaft portion to securely confine said shaft portion within said pole confinement member.