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US RE38,573 E1Granted
Quick release ski pole and strap system
OwnerGalen Wellsinventor
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Abstract
A quick release skip pole strap system includes a novel ski pole strap that attaches to a ski pole grip. A locking mechanism within the ski pole grip automatically engages with a strap pin. A button attached to a side of the ski pole grip, when depressed, causes the strap pin to automatically eject from the ski pole grip decoupling the skier from the ski pole. The skier can depress the button without having to remove his hands from the ski pole grips. The ski pole strap in one embodiment is made of an elastic material that automatically pulls the pin from the ski pole grip and holds the ski pole in a “ready to plant” position.
Claims12
A quick release attachment system for coupling a hand of a skier to a ski pole, comprising:
- a ski pole grip having a front side and back side, joined by opposite lateral sides and having a cross-sectional shape sized so that the hand of the skier can be wrapped around the ski pole grip in a griping manner;
- a strap having a first and second end, the first end attached to the skier;
- a strap pin attached to the second end of the strap;
- an attachment mechanism disposed within the ski pole grip for receiving and locking the strap pin to the ski pole grip;
- an ejection mechanism;
- an elongated channel extending in a horizontal direction into the front side of the ski pole grip above the hand of the skier while said hand is wrapped around the ski pole grip, the strap pin inserting horizontally into the channel and engaging with the attachment mechanism while moving the ejection mechanism into a compressed cocked position;
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- a button extending from one of the lateral sides of the ski pole grip and mechanically coupled to the attachment mechanism, the button depressible by the hand of the skier disengaging the attachment mechanism from the strap pin allowing the ejection mechanism to uncock, the ejection mechanism when uncocked ejecting the strap pin horizontally from the channel out over a top end of the hand of the skier while said same hand of the skier remains wrapped around the ski pole grip.
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An attachment system according to claim 7 2 wherein the button is recessed below an outside surface of the ski pole grip.
An attachment system for securing a hand of a skier to a ski pole, comprising:
- a ski pole grip having a front and back and sides contoured for gripping with the hand of the skier;
- a strap having a first and second end, the first end attached to the skier;
- an elongated tubular strap pin attached to the second end of the strap;
- an attachment mechanism disposed within the ski pole grip for receiving and locking the strap pin to the ski pole grip;
- an ejection mechanism disposed inside the ski pole grip;
- an elongated circular channel extending horizontally into the ski pole grip, the strap pin inserting horizontally into the channel and engaging with the attachment mechanism while moving the ejection mechanism into a compressed cocked position;
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- a button coupled to the attachment mechanism and depressible with the hand of the skier, the button in the depressed condition disengaging the strap pin from the attachment assembly allowing the ejection mechanism to uncock thereby ejecting the strap pin completely out of the channel while the same hand of the skier remains wrapped around the ski pole grip.
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A quick release attachment system for coupling a hand of a skier to a ski pole, comprising:
- a ski pole grip having a front side and back side, joined by opposite lateral sides and having a cross-sectional shape sized so that the hand of the skier can be wrapped around the ski pole grip in a griping manner;
- a pin attached to the hand of a skier;
- an attachment mechanism disposed within the ski pole grip for receiving and locking the pin to the ski pole grip;
- an ejection mechanism;
- an elongated channel extending in a horizontal direction into the front side of the ski pole grip substantially above the hand of the skier while said hand is wrapped around the ski pole grip, so that the pin can insert horizontally into the channel and engage with the attachment mechanism while moving the ejection mechanism into a cocked position;
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- a button extending from the ski pole grip and mechanically coupled to the attachment mechanism, the button depressible by a thumb on the hand of the skier disengaging the attachment mechanism from the pin causing the ejection mechanism to eject the pin horizontally from the channel out over a top end of the hand of the skier while said same hand of the skier remains wrapped around the ski pole grip.
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A quick release attachment system for coupling a hand of a skier to a ski pole, comprising:
- a ski pole grip having a front side and back side, joined by opposite lateral sides and having a cross-sectional shape sized so that the hand of the skier can be wrapped around the ski pole grip in a griping manner;
- a pin connected to a glove of a skier, the pin having an end portion which includes a notch;
- an attachment mechanism disposed within the ski pole grip for receiving and releasably locking the pin to the ski pole grip;
- the attachment mechanism including:
- an elongated channel extending in a horizontal direction into the front side of the ski pole grip above the hand of the skier while said hand is wrapped around the ski pole grip;
- a retractable finger protruding across a portion of the channel, the pin inserting horizontally into the channel and engaging the notch with the finger;
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- a button on the ski pole grip and mechanically coupled to the finger, the button depressible by a thumb on the hand of the skier to retract the finger from the notch in the end portion of the pin, causing the pin to detach from the attachment mechanism and move out of the channel and toward a top end of the hand of the skier while same hand of the skier remains wrapped around the ski pole grip;
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- an ejection mechanism configured to eject the pin from the channel.
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A quick release attachment system for coupling a hand of a skier to a ski pole, comprising:
- a ski pole grip having a front side and back side, joined by opposite lateral sides and having a cross-sectional shape sized so that the hand of the skier can be wrapped around the ski pole grip in a gripping manner;
- a pin connected to a glove of a skier, the pin having an end portion which includes a notch;
- an attachment mechanism disposed within the ski pole grip for receiving and releasably locking the pin to the ski pole grip;
- the attachment mechanism including:
- an elongated channel extending in a horizontal direction into the front side of the ski pole grip above the hand of the skier while said hand is wrapped around the ski pole grip;
- a retractable finger protruding across a portion of the channel, the pin inserting horizontally into the channel and engaging the notch with the finger;
- a button on the ski pole grip and mechanically coupled to the finger, the button depressible by a thumb on the hand of the skier to retract the finger from the notch in the end portion of the pin, allowing the pin to detach from the attachment mechanism and move out of the channel and toward a top end of the hand of the skier while same hand of the skier remains wrapped around the ski pole grip;
- an elastic strap sized to length to connect the pin to the glove on the hand of the skier under tension so that, upon depressing the button, the strap can pull the pin out of the attachment mechanism;
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- an ejection mechanism configured to eject the pin from the channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.