Ski glove/grip interlock system

In a ski glove/ski pole grip combination, the pole having a grip with top, bottom and side surfaces, the glove having an intersection at the V between thumb and forefinger portions, an improved ski glove/grip interlock system comprising:

• first interlock means mounted on the ski pole grip;
• second interlock means on the ski glove for releasable engaging connection to the first means;
• wherein,
• the first and second interlock means in the engaged position are positioned on the ski glove and pole grip, respectively, to maintain the pole grip in a natural, proper grasping position with a preferred swing angle relative to the glove when the grip is released by a skier, wherein the first and second interlock means comprise mating pivot elements.

In a ski glove/ski pole grip combination, the glove having thumb and forefinger portions intersecting at a point to define a V therebetween, an improved glove/grip interlock system comprising:

• first interlock means mounted on a surface of the grip corresponding to the portion of the grip engaged by the V of the glove, the first interlock means defining a single-axis pivot;
• second interlock means immediately adjacent the V of the ski glove for releasable pivoting connection to the first interlock means;
• wherein,
• the first and second interlock means in the engaged position maintain the pole grip in a natural, grasping position relative to the glove when the grip is released by a skier, and provide a substantially single-axis pivot connection between the glove and grip such that the pole pivots at a preferred swing angle essentially bisecting the V of the glove.

In a ski glove/ski pole grip combination, the pole having a grip with top, bottom and side surfaces, the glove having thumb and forefinger portions intersecting to define a V therebetween, an improved glove/grip interlock system comprising:

• U-shaped clip means mounted on a side surface of the grip corresponding to the portion engaged by the V of the hand, said clip having an upward-opening channel formed therein defining a pivot axis essentially perpendicular to the ski pole shaft;
• lock means in the V of the ski glove comprising a transverse lock bar extending at least part way between the forefinger and thumb of the glove for releasable pivoting connection to the U-shaped clip means in a snap-fit wherein the transverse lock bar is rotatably mounted in said upward-opening channel;
• wherein,
• the lock means is mounted immediately adjacent the intersection of the V in the ski glove and the clip means is positioned on the grip to define a pivot point for the ski pole essentially at the V of the glove when the grip is released.

In a ski glove/pole grip combination, the pole having a grip with top, bottom and side surfaces, the glove having thumb and forefinger portions intersecting to define a V therebetween, an improved glove/grip interlock system comprising:

• first interlock means on a side surface of the grip corresponding to a portion of the grip engaged by the V of the glove, the first interlock means defining a transverse pivot axis;
• second interlock means mounted on the ski glove essentially at the intersection of the V of the glove, comprising a three-bar buckle with two opposed connector bars and a transverse lock bar extending at least partway between the thumb and forefinger of the glove for rotatable attachment to the first interlock means;
• means for attaching the connector bars to the glove comprising straps for opposingly tensioning the connector bars along an axis essentially bisecting the V of the glove;
• wherein,
• the first and second interlock means in the engaged position maintain the pole grip in a natural grasping position with a preferred swing angle relative to the glove when the grip is released by a skier.