Recreational Board Carrier

Abstract

A method of collapsing a board carrier that has a central portion having a pocket and a remainder section. The carrier also has shoulder straps and board-retaining tension members, some of which are attached to the exterior surface of the pocket. The pocket is inverted, thereby pulling the portions of shoulder straps and tension members attached to the exterior surface of the pocket into the inverted pocket. Then, all remaining straps and tension members and the remainder section are stuffed into the pocket, thereby creating a compact packet.

1 . A snowboard carrier, comprising:
 (a) a central portion made of flexible material and having a pocket section that defines a pocket, and a remainder section including all of said central portion other than said pocket section, said central portion defining a longitudinal dimension and a transverse dimension, along which it is shorter than along said longitudinal dimension;   (b) a pair of shoulder straps, each attached at a pair longitudinally spaced-apart positions of said central portion;   (c) a first board-retaining tension member attached to said central portion at two positions that are mutually spaced-apart transversely, but that are substantially aligned longitudinally;   (d) a second board-retaining tension member attached to said central portion at two positions that are mutually spaced-apart transversely, but that are substantially aligned longitudinally, and that is displaced longitudinally from said first board-retaining tension member.   (e) said pocket being sized to accept and retain said shoulder straps, said board-retaining tension members and said remainder section; and   (f) whereby said pocket can be inverted and said shoulder straps, said board-retaining tension members and said remainder section can be stuffed into said inverted pocket, to quickly transform said snowboard carrier into a compact packet.   
     
     
         2 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second board-retaining tension members each include a releasable connector. 
     
     
         3 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 2 , wherein said releasable connectors are buckles. 
     
     
         4 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 2 , wherein each said releasable connector is centrally located on each said board-retaining tension member. 
     
     
         5 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 1 , wherein each said board-retaining tension member is substantially inelastic. 
     
     
         6 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said first board-retaining tension member is longitudinally displaced from said second board-retaining tension member by between 1.5 and 2 feet. 
     
     
         7 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second board-retaining tension members are straps. 
     
     
         8 . A board and carrier assembly, comprising:
 (a) a recreational board, having a length, thereby defining a longitudinal dimension, and having a transverse dimension perpendicular to said longitudinal dimension;   (b) a board carrier, having:
 (i) first and second tension members connected about said board at longitudinally spaced positions; 
 (ii) a central portion connecting said first and second tension members, made of flexible material and having a pocket section that defines a pocket, and a remainder section including all of said central portion other than said pocket section; and 
 (iii) a pair of shoulder straps each attached at a pair of longitudinally spaced positions; and 
   (c) said pocket being sized to accept and retain said shoulder straps, said snowboard straps and said remainder section, when inverted; and   (d) whereby said pocket can be inverted and said shoulder straps, said snowboard straps and said remainder section can be stuffed into said inverted pocket, to quickly transform said snowboard carrier into a compact packet, after it has been removed from said board.   
     
     
         9 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said recreational board includes first and second boot bindings and further wherein said boot bindings are between said first and second tension members, with said first boot binding abutting said first tension member and said second boot binding abutting said second tension member. 
     
     
         10 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said recreational board varies in transverse dimension over its length and wherein said tension members are sufficiently tightly fitted so that said recreational board is retained at least in part by having sections that are too wide to fit through said straps. 
     
     
         11 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said first and second tension members each include a releasable connector. 
     
     
         12 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 11 , wherein said releasable connectors are buckles. 
     
     
         13 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 11 , wherein each said releasable connector is centrally located on each said tension member. 
     
     
         14 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 8 , wherein each said tension member is substantially inelastic. 
     
     
         15 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said first tension member is longitudinally displaced from said second tension member by between 1.5 and 2 feet. 
     
     
         16 . The board and carrier assembly of  claim 8 , wherein said first and second tension members are straps. 
     
     
         17 . A method of collapsing a board carrier, comprising:
 (a) providing a board carrier having:
 (i) a central portion having a pocket section defining a pocket having an exterior surface, and a remainder section, including all of said central portion other than said pocket section; 
 (ii) shoulder straps; 
 (iii) board-retaining tension members; and 
 (iv) wherein some of said straps are attached to said exterior surface of said pocket; 
   (b) inverting said pocket and thereby pulling said portions of shoulder straps and tension members attached to said exterior surface of said pocket, into said inverted pocket and stuffing all remaining straps and tension members and said remainder section into said pocket, thereby creating a compact packet.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further including the step of placing said compact packet into a snowsuit pocket. 
     
     
         19 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 17 , wherein said first and second board-retaining tension members each include a releasable connector. 
     
     
         20 . The snowboard carrier of  claim 19 , wherein said releasable connectors are buckles.