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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079617 | Pole grip A stick handle (1) is described, in particular for walking sticks, trekking sticks, alpine ski sticks, cross-country sticks and Nordic walking sticks, with a handle body (14) and with a device (8-11, 15) for the self-latching fastening of... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7891708 | Device for coupling and releasing the wrist strap to/from the handgrip of a pole for sporting activities The invention is a device for coupling and releasing the wrist strap to/from the handgrip of a pole for sporting activities, comprising: a buckle associated with the wrist strap; a seat obtained in the handgrip to house the buckle; means for coupling the buckle comp... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7665769 | Pole grip comprising an adjustable hand strap A pole grip, especially for canes, trekking poles, downhill skiing poles, cross-county skiing poles, and Nordic walking poles. The pole grip includes a grip member and a hand-retaining device in the form of a hand strap or a glove. The hand-retaining device is equip... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7326134 | Device to control a swinging implement and method of use What is disclosed is a device for assisting a person using a golf club, tennis racket or other swinging sports implement to maintain control of the implement during the swing. The device is a strap or other similar device that is to connect the implement and the use... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322612 | Grip for a sports pole, and a sports pole having such a grip A pole, for use in skiing or other sport, of the type that includes a grip handle at its upper end, the handle including a support extending from its side wall and adapted to cooperate with the thumb of a user, so as to constitute an additional mechanism for the axi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7273057 | Tethered styling instrument and method of use A styling device manipulated by a user that includes a hand-held styling comb; a wrist band that is adapted for attachment about the wrist of the user; and a tether line having one end attached to the hand-held styling comb and the other opposite end attached to the... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7226084 | Stick handle with a toggle strap A pole handle (10) provided with a hand retaining device (11) in the form of a toggle strap or a glove which can become detachably engaged with the pole handle (10) by means of a connecting element (64) disposed on the hand retaining devi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7191495 | Device for fastening, quick unfastening, safety release and adjustment of straps for walking sticks, ski poles, hiking canes and the like A device is provided for the fastening, quick unfastening, safety release and adjustment of straps for the handles of walking sticks, ski poles, hiking canes and the like. The device includes a buckle (2), on which are wound the strap (3) and a wedge (... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7017236 | Hand tool handle modification system A hand-held instrument has a business end and a handle attached to the business end. The handle has a gripping portion and a longitudinal axis. A knob is provided on the gripping portion of the handle to facilitate the wielding of the hand-held instrument. The knob ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014210 | Handgrip for a skiing, walking or skating pole and handstrap fastened to the same A handgrip for a skiing pole and a handstrap fastened to the same, the handstrap including an opisthenar-surrounding strap portion (3) which attaches to a handgrip (1) by way of transmission straps (4, 5) extending under the palm and thumb. The ... | 03/21/2006 |
| RE38573 | Quick release ski pole and strap system 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... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6755440 | Ski pole A shock absorbing ski pole with an articulating hand grip that flexes to allow for angular motion between handle and shaft during normal use. The handle contains a spring mechanism that keeps the shaft angled away from the skier when no load is applied. When the ski... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6491323 | Ski pole handle assembly A ski pole handle assembly having an elongated body adapted to axially engage an upper portion of a ski pole wherein the upper portion of the ski pole is substantially aligned with a shaft of the ski pole, a hand grip pivotable between pull and push polin... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6439610 | Stick handle for ski, trekking and the like with adjustable wrist strap A stick handle for ski, trekking and the like, equipped with an improved device for adjusting the wrist strap. An operating lever is equipped with a cam pawl which allows to obtain an effective blocking of the wrist strap for a variety of thickness of the... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6325418 | Pole grip with wrist strap A pole grip for releasably locking a wrist strap to the pole grip, the pole grip being, in particular, for cross-counting ski poles includes is a first connecting element that is fixed to the wrist wrap, a second connecting element cooperating with the fi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6264242 | Stick handle with wrist strap A handle for ski sticks and the like provided with a wrist strap. The wrist strap is attached to the stick handle by a first connecting element fixed at the wrist strap and a second connecting element lodged at the ski's stick handle, which are interlocke... | 07/24/2001 |
| 5908206 | Ski pole strap and ski and boot carrier system Ski pole straps separate from wrist straps are adapted to be releasably coupled by fastening means such as buckles or Velcro fasteners. The ski pole straps are adapted to be fastened to releasably attach the ski poles together. The wrist straps are adapte... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5549330 | Quick release ski pole and strap system 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,... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5470108 | Ski pole grip assembly A ski pole assembly and a ski pole and ski glove combination. The grip includes a central core member of a relatively hard low friction material and an outer sheath member of a relatively soft high friction material. The core member includes raised pads p... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5458427 | Telescopic tubular splined assembly The present invention concerns telescopic tubular assemblies comprising a plurality of successive tubular sections sliding one inside the other between a retracted position and a deployed position. One non-limiting example of such assemblies is a ski stic... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5443287 | Quick release ski pole and strap system 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,... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5328205 | Combination ski pole and hand strap A combination ski pole grip, and a form-fitting hand strap which can be comfortably worn by a skier and selectively secured to a pole grip for use in all alpine and nordic skiing and competition. The hand strap comprises a wrist band and a palm strap whic... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5326134 | Ski pole latch A ski pole latch for removably securing a ski pole to a bar of the type generally found on ski lifts. Either a latch or a strap connection is utilized to allow a skier to encircle a bar of the type normally found on the ski lift so as to enable the skier ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5312134 | Ski glove/grip interlock system A novel ski glove/grip interlock system is disclosed in which the ski pole grip is releasably attached to the glove in a manner to maintain it in proper reflexive grasping position with a preferred swing angle relative to the skier's hand. In one embodime... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5294152 | Ski pole strap A ski pole handle strap comprising a main wrist strap forming a loop and a secondary thumb strap connected to the main strap which divides the loop into first and second loops such that the wrist of a skier is retained by the first loop and the thumb of t... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5123674 | System for linking a ski pole to a skier's hand Apparatus and method for linking a ski pole to a hand of a skier. The apparatus has a hand cover that is placed over the hand of said skier. The hand cover includes a strap for transmitting forces of the skier to the ski pole. First and second connections... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5110154 | Combination ski pole and glove A ski glove having a strap extending diagonally across the palm and between a thumb-receiving pocket and an index finger-receiving pocket is fastened to the rear of the glove and includes a clip thereon for engaging a mating latch mechanism formed on the ... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4779896 | Ski pole A control rod having a wrist strap fastened thereon is connected to a ski pole and its handle. The control rod is positively releasably locked to the pole. The releasable lock comprises a resilient latch which engages the control rod via a circumferential... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4775168 | Ski pole A ski pole has a handle adapted to urge the shaft forward during a pole plant. The handle has a finger grip attached to the pole and a palm element pivotally connected to the top of the finger element. A spring biases the finger element away from the palm... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4728123 | Releasable strap system A releasable strap system and, more particularly, to the combination of a hand strap and a device strap for an item. The hand strap is removably connectable around the wrist of a hand and between two of the five fingers of the hand leaving the hand free f... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4653121 | Ski strap system Disclosed herein is a combination ski glove and ski strap. The glove has the hook portion of a fastener extending back on the backside thereof from the thumb and forefinger junction. The strap has the loop portion of the fastener materials are pressed tog... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4593933 | Ski pole wrist strap and seat assembly A portable ski pole wrist strap and seat assembly comprising a seating strap attached to a retraction device locating within each of two ski poles wherein said retraction device is anchored by a support wire fixed within the ski pole handle. The seating s... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4364585 | Ski pole A ski pole having a basket and grip configuration for use in carrying a pair of skis. The basket defines a first gripping surface for securing the basket to a pair of skis and a second gripping surface for securing the basket to the grip end of a second p... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4315641 | Multi-looped ski-pole strap A multi-looped ski-pole strap arranged to be releasably disconnected from the pole and/or the skier's wrist under adverse conditions, the strap comprising an elongated, flexible, soft strip of material defined by first and second section members which are... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4252344 | Combination safety strap and handle for ski poles A combination safety strap and handle for ski poles wherein the strap is arranged to be releasably disconnected from the wrist of a skier under adverse conditions, the strap having at least one end thereof attached directly to the handle member and formed... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4232875 | Ski pole grip with self hinge for improved forward reach A handle or grip for a ski pole comprising a body adapted to be grasped by the hand and having a means encircling the back of the hand of the user which means is resiliently mounted to the grip and extends downwardly within the grasp of the user, then aro... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4196742 | Ski-pole or crutch A ski-pole or crutch is provided with a forearm yoke at its upper end and a pistol grip spaced below it. Both the yoke and pistol grip face rearward so that when the pistol grip is held in one hand the yoke can be swung into and out of locking engagement ... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4162081 | Safety release hand loop for ski pole A ski pole has at its handle end a loop formed by a pair of straps each having one end secured to the ski pole and another free end. One of these free ends passes through a buckle having a holding formation which may be snapped into an elastically deforma... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4139210 | Ski pole grip with elastic strap A ski pole grip or handle is provided that includes an elastic strap that can slide through a slot and wherein the strap will stay in place and be released at the proper time. The strap is pliable so that there will be sufficient and proper give and yet t... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4130293 | Ski pole handle of synthetic resin The invention relates to a ski pole handle of synthetic resin, which has a laterally open recess in its head portion for receiving the flatly superposed ends of a strap forming a support loop, the strap ends being fastened in the head portion by means of ... | 12/19/1978 |
