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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4718138 | Footwear scraper A device for removal of matter from shoes and boots is disclosed. The device includes a scraping portion, a mounting portion, and a rotatable member for mounting the scraping portion on the mounting portion so that the scraping portion can be rotated, rel... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4589681 | Ski pole modifying apparatus Ski pole modifying apparatus including a support portion, a hanger portion, a pivoting portion and a stabilizer portion; the support portion including an elongated main section, the main section being capable of mounting on a ski pole intermediate the end... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4582341 | Ski pole modifying apparatus Ski pole modifying apparatus includes a seat contacting member and a ski/boot contacting member. The seat contacting member includes a pole encircling portion with an elongated collar section. An arm portion extends from the collar section and includes a ... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4362322 | Ski stick A ski stick for use in particular in cross country skiing and having a sprung ski stick handle, which is fixed on the top end of a ski stick tube. The ski stick handle body is movable on the ski stick tube against a spring means arranged between the ski s... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4358138 | Ski pole with foot rest and ski lift chair engaging means A ski pole in which the elongated shaft is provided with a mounting device for mounting the ski-pole to the seat of a ski-lift and a foot support device extending from the shaft for supporting the feet of a skier when the ski pole is mounted to the ski-li... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4341400 | Ski rest for a ski pole A ski rest permanently mountable on a ski pole for use by a skier while travelling on a ski chair lift by engagement with a lift chair whereby a skier may place his attached skis on the basket of the ski pole for support thereof during travel and the supp... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4332399 | Ski pole A ski pole having a detachable coil spring disposed substantially centrally whereby a top portion and bottom portion of the ski pole may be detachably connected to the ends of the coil spring. The coil spring is of such stiffness as not to flex during nor... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4301201 | Ski pole shaft A ski pole shaft defined by a tubular element formed of a plurality of continuous filaments extending substantially rectilinearly end to end of the element and spaced in an annular array about the axis of element. The filaments are embedded in a matrix of... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4299409 | Ski pole A ski pole according to the present invention is improved so as to provide a foot support when a skier is traveling on a ski chair lift and the like. The ski pole itself is conventional and includes an elongated shaft provided with a handle. A basket is c... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4279433 | Emergency locator beacon for skis A beacon device locates ski equipment such as skis and ski poles which has been separated from a skier. The device includes a signaling device such as a strobe light mounted in or to the equipment which is activated by a trigger mechanism operative to sen... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4244220 | Ski-pole support structure for a stem and dial-type thermometer An annular recessed snap-in fit is provided internally juxtaposed to an opening through the top surface of a molded plastic ski pole grip handle for supporting the dial case of a received stem and dial-type thermometer. A heat transfer composition within ... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4229015 | Ski pole adapted to contain a liquid A ski pole comprises a shaft, a hand grip, a stop basket, cavity means in said shaft, adapted to contain a liquid, hand strap means on said hand grip, and access means, in said hand grip, to said cavity means.... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4214770 | Ski pole with wind and sun shield The disclosure is of a ski pole having a hollow handle with a wind and sun shield therein. A guideway is disposed in the handle coaxially therewith and a rod is slidable in the guideway. There are a number of radial ribs pivoted at the end of the rod with... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4206445 | Handle for a ski-stick A handle for a ski-stick having a light source optionally operable to emit visible warning signals by means of an electric circuit and a manually operable switch and capable of receiving an electric power source, where said light source is accommodated in... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4114911 | Ski pole A ski pole has two or more sections which telescope into another to reduce the length thereof to enable the pole to be used as a seat. The handle of the pole unfolds in two halves to provide a horizontal seat support for a user.... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4106777 | Rigidized shaft construction for sports apparatus A tubular shaft for a golf club or similar sports apparatus having a rigidized construction. The tubular shaft wall has a three-dimensional textured surface pattern formed by a plurality of alternate areas of convexity and concavity extending on correspon... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4062554 | Ski stick A ski stick comprising a tubular shank having a handle near one end is provided with an impact surface formed by an extension of said stick extending at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of said shank and intersecting same.... | 12/13/1977 |
| 4009496 | Prosthetic adapter for ski poles and the like A prosthetic adapter has been devised which is conformable for use by amputees in various activities without necessity of modifying the prosthesis or artificial limb itself. This is achieved by utilization of diametrically opposed connectors on a grip or ... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3972529 | Reinforced tubular materials and process This invention concerns hollow, tubular, lightweight metallic elements, particularly those of tubular aluminum, magnesium, titanium or other lightweight metals, having increased strength, stiffness and other properties. The invention involves the lengthwi... | 08/03/1976 |