Skier's warning device

A skier's warning device comprising in combination:

• a ski pole grip having an outer surface formed into a hand fitting configuration, and including a cylindrical bore for detachably mounting said grip on the upper end of a ski pole, a housing detachably mounted on the top of said ski pole grip and including an upwardly opening battery cavity therein,
• a detachable cover mounted on said housing covering said battery cavity,
• an audible warning device carried in said housing and comprising a source of electrical power including a battery mounted in said battery cavity in said housing, a sound generating transducer mounted in said cover and directed generally upward along the axis of said bore in a generally forward direction when a pole on which said grip is mounted is held in a normally horizontal position pointing behind a skier, an electrical circuit including a normally open switch disposed on one side of said housing for activation by a thumb for selectively connecting said electrical power to said transducer and including a leaf spring conductor in said battery cavity for defining a portion of said circuit and wherein said switch includes a push button for biasing said leaf spring conductor into engagement with another conductor.