Ski (Patent No: 446936)

Inventor: Eisenschiml, George

Location: Banff

Comments: b 1906, Czechoslovakia; emigrated 1937; changed name to George Encil; settled in Banff after WWII; mountain photography and cinematography; skier; resort owner and developer; built Mount Morquay Ski Lift 1948; purchased Sunshine Ski Lodge 1952; left Banff 1957; see George Encil fonds Whyte Museum and Archives M170/V189; video recordings

Description: George Eisenschiml, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Application January 4, 1946, Serial No. 536,094.
4 Claims.

Claim.—1. A snow ski of conventional length, the blade of which is formed with an uninterrupted gliding face longitudinally of which is a continuous guiding groove extending substantially throughout the effective length of the gliding face, characterized by that the groove is of gradually increasing cross-sectional area in a rearward direction lengthwise of the ski substantially along the entire length of the groove.

2. In a ski as set forth in claim 1, the groove increasing in width.

3. In a ski as set forth in claim 1, the groove increasing in depth.

4. In a ski as set forth in claim 1, the groove increasing in width and in depth.