US 5,203,589 AGranted

Ski pole arrangement

OwnerRichard C. Tioinventor

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Abstract

A ski pole is formed with a handle having spaced lugs mounted thereon divided by parallel slots. The lugs include an arcuate rear face and a planar forward face, with the planar forward face positioned above an arcuate recess of a convex configuration to enhance grasping and securement of the ski pole. The ski pole head mounting the lugs includes a swivel connection permitting angular orientation of the ski pole handle relative to the ski pole shaft.

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A ski pole arrangement, comprising,

a ski pole shaft, the ski pole shaft including a lower conical tip formed at a lower distal end of the shaft, and
an upper distal end of the shaft including a support sphere member coaxially aligned with the shaft, and
a T-shaped handle assembly pivotally mounted to the support sphere, the T-shaped handle assembly including a handle socket receiving the support sphere therewithin, the handle socket orthogonally and medially intersecting a support cylindrical handle base, and
the handle base includes a handle base axis directed through the handle base, with the handle base axis orthogonally oriented relative to the handle socket, and a plurality of spaced grasping lugs integrally mounted to the handle base, with a plurality of the grasping lugs longitudinally aligned about a lug axis, with the lug axis arranged parallel relative to the handle base axis, and
the grasping lugs include spaced parallel slots positioned between adjacent grasping lugs, and
each grasping lug includes a semi-cylindrical rear wall and a planar forward wall, and an arcuate recess is directed into the T-shaped handle between the planar forward wall of each grasping lug and the handle base, and
a cover hood, the cover hood including a cover hood cavity for receiving the T-shaped handle therewithin, and the cover hood including spaced parallel resilient ears projecting below the cover hood, the handle base including handle bores at each distal end of the handle base coaxially aligned with the handle base axis and each of said ears includes an ear lug directed into one of said bores, and
an outermost one of said grasping lugs is pivotally mounted about the handle base axis, and said outermost grasping lug includes an actuator leg fixedly mounted relative to said handle base axis diametrically aligned relative to said handle base axis, and a stop watch mounted to said shaft below said handle, said stop watch including an actuator button, the actuator button arranged adjacent the actuator leg for selective actuation of the actuator button upon pivoting of said outermost grasping lug.

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Abstract

A ski pole arrangement, comprising,

a ski pole shaft, the ski pole shaft including a lower conical tip formed at a lower distal end of the shaft, and
an upper distal end of the shaft including a support sphere member coaxially aligned with the shaft, and
a T-shaped handle assembly pivotally mounted to the support sphere, the T-shaped handle assembly including a handle socket receiving the support sphere therewithin, the handle socket orthogonally and medially intersecting a support cylindrical handle base, and
the handle base includes a handle base axis directed through the handle base, with the handle base axis orthogonally oriented relative to the handle socket, and a plurality of spaced grasping lugs integrally mounted to the handle base, with a plurality of the grasping lugs longitudinally aligned about a lug axis, with the lug axis arranged parallel relative to the handle base axis, and
the grasping lugs include spaced parallel slots positioned between adjacent grasping lugs, and
each grasping lug includes a semi-cylindrical rear wall and a planar forward wall, and an arcuate recess is directed into the T-shaped handle between the planar forward wall of each grasping lug and the handle base, and
a cover hood, the cover hood including a cover hood cavity for receiving the T-shaped handle therewithin, and the cover hood including spaced parallel resilient ears projecting below the cover hood, the handle base including handle bores at each distal end of the handle base coaxially aligned with the handle base axis and each of said ears includes an ear lug directed into one of said bores, and
an outermost one of said grasping lugs is pivotally mounted about the handle base axis, and said outermost grasping lug includes an actuator leg fixedly mounted relative to said handle base axis diametrically aligned relative to said handle base axis, and a stop watch mounted to said shaft below said handle, said stop watch including an actuator button, the actuator button arranged adjacent the actuator leg for selective actuation of the actuator button upon pivoting of said outermost grasping lug.

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