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US 5,226,718 AGranted
Mountaineering stick having warning and lighting means and capable of being dismantled and assembled rapidly
OwnerJy-Tsair Lininventor
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Abstract
A mountaineering stick comprises a plurality of segments, each of which can be detached and reassembled by means of eccentric structures. A lighting device of special design is affixed to the stick for lighting and warning purposes. Such stick can be easily carried by the mountain climber and is durable.
Claims1
A mountaineering stick having warning and light means and capable of being dismantled and assembled rapidly comprising;
- a metal hollow columnar body fitted to a middle of a bottom side of a hoe-like handle, said columnar body comprising on its outer wall surface a plurality of strip grooves;
- a hollow columnar rod attached to a lower end of said columnar body, said rod provided externally with conical structures and with upper/and lower threaded holes at both ends thereof;
- a second columnar body disposed at a bottom end of said columnar rod;
- and an eccentric shaft of hollow construction engaging a lower end of said second columnar body, said eccentric shaft having a protruded retaining edge at a top end and a lower end provided with one of a threaded end and protruded retaining edges at both ends;
- said mountaineering stick further comprising an insulated eccentric shaft sleeve, a shaft sleeve edge, and an indented eccentric retaining sleeve fitted to said eccentric shaft, a transparent hollow spherical light shade positioned at a lower end of said eccentric shaft and having a reflector attached thereto, a reflecting mirror disposed internally at a top end of said light shade, a reflecting light seat having three elastic pieces disposed at an inner side of a lower end of said light shade, a light bulb disposed inside said reflecting light seat, a switching lug disposed at an outer edge of the lower end of said reflecting light seat, a switching hole positioned at said switching lug, and a thread located at the outer edge of said reflecting light seat, said lighting shade being coupled with a bottom column, said bottom column comprising a housing for batteries and a bottom end with a cross-shaped recess.
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