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US 2003/0227167 A1Published application
Ski pole
AssigneeSki Rossignol S.A.
InventorsDenis Redor, Johan Vailli, Alain Zanco
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AssigneeSki Rossignol S.A.
InventorsDenis Redor, Johan Vailli, Alain Zanco
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An alpine sports pole comprising a tube (6), a handle (4) at the upper end (8) of the tube (6), and a tip (7) at the lower end (9) of the tube (6), the handle (4) having a first gripping zone (12), more particularly for positioning the phalanges of a skier's hand, and a second gripping zone (13), more particularly for positioning the palm of the skier's hand, the first gripping zone (12) defining the front (F) of the pole (1) and the second gripping zone (13) defining the rear (R) of the pole (1), the tube (6) having a substantially circular profiled section over an upper portion (17) located below the upper end (8) of the tube (6) and over a lower portion (18) located above the lower end (9) of the tube (6), and also a profiled section that changes progressively over a central portion (19) located between the upper portion (17) and the lower portion (18). The central portion (19) of the tube (6) has a profiled section substantially in the form of a polygon having a single side (28) oriented toward the front (F) of the pole (1).
An alpine sports pole comprising a tube (6), a handle (4) at the upper end (8) of the tube (6), and a tip (7) at the lower end (9) of the tube (6), the handle (4) having a first gripping zone (12), more particularly for positioning the phalanges of a skier's hand, and a second gripping zone (13), more particularly for positioning the palm of the skier's hand, the first gripping zone (12) defining the front (F) of the pole (1, 2, 3) and the second gripping zone (13) defining the rear (R) of the pole (1, 2, 3), the tube (6) having a substantially circular profiled section over an upper portion (17) located below the upper end (8) of the tube (6) and over a lower portion (18) located above the lower end (9) of the tube (6), and also a profiled section that changes progressively over a central portion (19) located between the upper portion (17) and the lower portion (18), wherein the central portion (19) of the tube (6) has a profiled section (23) substantially in the form of a polygon having a single side (28) oriented toward the front (F) of the pole (1, 2, 3).
The pole as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein just one or a number of the apices (24, 26, 27) of the polygon are rounded.
The pole as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the polygon of the profiled section (23) is a triangle, and in that the triangle is an isosceles triangle, and in that the lateral sides (29, 31) of the isosceles triangle have a length greater than the length of the side (28) oriented toward the front (F) of the pole (1, 2, 3).
The pole as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the side (28) oriented toward the front (F) of the pole (1, 2, 3) has a space for receiving an inscription (32).
The pole as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, which comprises a hollow longitudinal tube with a circumferential wall that in cross section from the inside toward the outside, respectively, at least one layer of a first material based on carbon fibers (37, 38), at least one layer of a second material based on aramide fibers (39), and at least one layer of a third material based on carbon fibers (41).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.