Breakaway pole strap
AssigneeDynepic Sports, LLC
InventorKrissa Elizabeth Watry
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Abstract
A break-away wrist strap for a ski pole or the like. The wrist strap is comprised of a strap or cord material with a clip for attaching to the pole and a buckle for adjustment. The buckle allows adjustment of the size of a loop portion into which the user's hand is placed, and also allows adjustment of an extension portion which extends from the loop portion to the clip. The clip is configured to attach to a standard size pole below the main hand grip, and is designed to detach from the pole when a tensile force above a threshold amount is applied. The break-away feature improves safety of the wrist strap, allows the wrist strap to be used with existing poles, and allows the wrist strap to be removed when not needed. A storage clip for stowing the wrist strap against the pole is also provided.
Claims24
A break-away wrist strap for a pole, said wrist strap comprising a tensile element, an adjustment element and a clip, where the tensile element is configured into a wrist loop and an extension portion by the adjustment element, the size of the wrist loop and the length of the extension portion being adjustable by the adjustment element, and the extension portion extends from the adjustment element to the clip attached to an end of the tensile element, and where the clip has a shape designed to detachably couple to the pole by elastically deforming to snap-fit over an outer diameter of the pole, the wrist strap further comprising a storage clip configured for coupling to the pole and for receiving a segment of the tensile element in order to secure the wrist strap in a substantially fixed position alongside a length of the pole.
A grip system for a pole, said grip system comprising:
- a primary grip element including a grip body having a conical shape with a smaller diameter first end and a larger diameter second end, where the grip body is fitted over a top end of a pole with the second end nearer a bottom tip of the pole, and the primary grip element has a grip top positioned above the first end of the grip body, the grip top having a rounded top surface blending into a rear face of the conical shape at the first end of the grip body with no overhang, and a front flange overhanging a front face of the grip body, and where the primary grip element has a recess formed into the second end of the grip body, where the recess has a size and shape configured to receive a finger of a user's hand which is wrapped around the grip body;
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- a break-away wrist strap, said wrist strap comprising a tensile element, an adjustment element and a clip, where the tensile element is configured into a wrist loop and an extension portion by the adjustment element, the size of the wrist loop and the length of the extension portion being adjustable by the adjustment element, and the extension portion extends from the adjustment element to the clip attached to an end of the tensile element, and where the clip has a shape designed to detachably couple to the pole below the primary grip element by elastically deforming to snap-fit over an outer diameter of the pole.
A grip system for a pole, said grip system comprising:
- a primary grip element including a grip body having a conical shape with a smaller diameter first end and a larger diameter second end, where the grip body is fitted over a top end of a pole with the second end nearer a bottom tip of the pole, and the primary grip element has a grip top positioned above the first end of the grip body, the grip top having a rounded top surface blending into a rear face of the conical shape at the first end of the grip body with no overhang, and a front flange overhanging a front face of the grip body, and where the primary grip element has a recess formed into the second end of the grip body, where the recess has a size and shape configured to receive a finger of a user's hand which is wrapped around the grip body;
- a secondary grip element positioned below the primary grip element on the pole, the secondary grip element having a conical shape over most of its length, with a smaller diameter located at a top end proximal the primary grip element;
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- a break-away wrist strap, said wrist strap comprising a tensile element, an adjustment element and a clip, where the tensile element is configured into a wrist loop and an extension portion by the adjustment element, the size of the wrist loop and the length of the extension portion being adjustable by the adjustment element, and the extension portion extends from the adjustment element to the clip attached to an end of the tensile element, and where the clip has a shape designed to detachably couple to the pole below the primary grip element by elastically deforming to snap-fit over an outer diameter of the pole.
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