Detachable pommel horse handles

Abstract

A detachable pommel for use on a gymnastics pommel horse comprises a base configured to attach in place of one of a standard set of pommels on a gymnastics pommel horse, and a U-shaped handle sized to match a standard pommel. The base includes a pair of upwardly exposed attachment points defined thereon in spaced orientation to one another that are the approximate width of a standard pommel. The handle terminates at either end in downwardly exposed complementary attachment points, where the complementary attachment points are aligned with the spaced attachment points on the base and configured to detach from 10 the base when impacted as by a gymnast's legs when the gymnast is swinging on the gymnastics pommel horse. This detachment helps mitigate any injury a gymnast might otherwise suffer from impacting upon a conventional, immovable pommel.

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