Land vehicles – Ski or skate appliance or attachment – Ski pole
Patent
1978-12-05
1981-11-10
Skaggs, H. Grant
Land vehicles
Ski or skate appliance or attachment
Ski pole
280824, 297423, 135 66, A63C 1122
Patent
active
042994098
ABSTRACT:
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 conventionally provided at a lower end of the ski pole and is typically made of a flexible material. The ski pole tapers to a point at the lower end of the pole. The improved ski pole includes a first bracket which is preferably pivotally mounted at approximately a mid-section of the shaft. The first bracket is preferably channel shaped and movable between a first position which is perpendicular to the shaft and a second position which is aligned with the shaft. In the aligned position, the first bracket releasably grips the shaft of the ski pole. The first bracket is selectively fixable relative to the shaft so as to provide a fixed obstruction to movement of the pole relative to an edge of a chair of a ski lift. A second bracket which preferably includes an annular disk is provided on the shaft at a predetermined distance beneath the first bracket. In a preferred embodiment, the annular disk is fixed immediately above the basket with a cotter pin extending through the shaft immediately beneath the basket. In this way, the annular disk provides a foot rest for the skier. In use, the first bracket is hooked onto the edge of the chair of a ski lift so that the lowermost portion of the ski pole extends downwardly between the legs of the skier. The skier may then place his skis on the annular disk so that the feet may be comfortably supported during travel on the chair lift.
REFERENCES:
patent: 250328 (1881-11-01), Hughes
patent: 2709603 (1955-05-01), Osmun
patent: 3001483 (1961-09-01), Gmeiner
patent: 3179436 (1965-04-01), Choy
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