Releasably attachable end piece to a pole
AssigneeSwix Sport AS
InventorsLars Karlöf, Svein Pedersen, Elise Reiten
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to a solution for releasably attaching and fastening an end piece to a pole such as a ski pole suited for cross country skiing, downhill skiing roller skiing or walking. The end piece may be a basket providing a thrust bearing surface on snow or it may be an end piece with a sharp point for use in walking or roller skiing.
Claims10
A releasably attachable end piece for a pole (1), which pole comprises a pole body (1) with a gripping area (3) for the end piece close to the lower end of the pole body (1), said end piece comprising a lower end piece (4) with a fastening hub (5) and an upper end piece locking device (6), wherein
- the fastening hub (5) of the lower end piece (4) has a hollow interior (8), being closed at its bottom end, and with an internal cross sectional essentially complementary to the cross sectional exterior of the pole body (1) in the gripping area (3) of the pole body (1), and
- the cross sectional exterior of the fastening hub (5) is essentially complementary to a cross sectional interior (9) of the upper end piece locking device (6), and
- the fastening hub (5) and the upper end piece locking device (6) are each fitted with complementary shaped locking means (10,11), and
- the lower end piece (4) and upper end piece locking device (6) are arranged to alternately be set in an inactive position where the lower end piece (4) is disengaged from the upper end piece locking device, or in an active position, wherein the lower end piece (4) is situated on the ski pole in the gripping area (3) of the ski pole and the upper end piece locking device (6) is connected to the lower end piece (4) providing a locked connection between the lower end piece (4) and the gripping area (3) of the pole body (1).
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