Bionic springs assist skiing

A British invention uses a spring loaded attachment strapped to the legs to allow skiers to ski for longer. The “Ski Mojo” – a mojo is an African American word meaning a prayer in a bag worn secretly under the clothes – works by transmitting up to 30 per cent of the body weight of the skier from the back side, through a spring loaded arm and pivot, down to the shins and ski boots. Conceived by British inventor, Owen Eastwood, it is held in place by cuffs on the shins and an articulated attachment that fits into the backs of the ski boots. “It’s like power steering on a car”, says Sheffield based developers, Kinetic Innovations Ltd. The products are manufactured by product design and moulding specialists, Senior and Dickson, which is based in Doncaster, who used VISI Modelling, VISI Mould and VISI Machining from Vero Software. Rigid parts are made of glass filled nylon and flexible parts from polyurethane. For more information: www.skiallday.co.uk