Ski pole strap for improved power transfer, and ski pole
AssigneeInvivoPower AB
InventorBengt Bern
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Abstract
A ski pole strap for transfer of power from a skier's hand to a ski pole when a pole stroke is performed in cross-country skiing, the ski pole strap comprising an attachment portion configured to attach the ski pole strap to the ski pole; and a hand support portion for supporting the hand of the skier, the hand support portion comprising at least 0.03 g/cm2 of a thermoplastic material arranged at least in a region of the hand support portion configured to surround an ulnar border of the skier's hand, when the ski pole strap is in use, the thermoplastic material being plastically shapeable at a temperature below 100° C. and having a flexural modulus of at least 50 MPa at 20° C.
Claims14
A ski pole strap for transfer of power from a skier's hand to a ski pole when a pole stroke is performed in cross-country skiing, the ski pole strap comprising:
- an attachment portion configured to attach the ski pole strap to the ski pole;
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- a hand support portion for supporting the hand of the skier, the hand support portion comprising a layer of thermoplastic material with at least 0.03 g/cm2 of the thermoplastic material, the layer of thermoplastic material being arranged at least in a region of the hand support portion configured to surround an ulnar border of the skier's hand, when the ski pole strap is in use, the thermoplastic material being plastically shapeable at a temperature below 100° C. and having a flexural modulus of at least 50 MPa at 20° C.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.