Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
  • A63C—SKATES; SKIS; ROLLER SKATES; DESIGN OR LAYOUT OF COURTS, RINKS OR THE LIKE
  • A63C11/00—Accessories for skiing or snowboarding
  • A63C11/22—Ski-sticks
  • A63C11/222—Ski-stick handles or hand-straps
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
  • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
  • Y10T403/32008—Plural distinct articulation axes
  • Y10T403/32057—Angular and linear
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
  • Y10T403/32—Articulated members
  • Y10T403/32606—Pivoted
  • Y10T403/32631—Universal ball and socket
  • Y10T403/32811—Spring-biased

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a stick, such as a ski stick, hiking stick or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1.
• the adjustment parts of the adjusting device are formed by an extension piece of a stick tube part held in the stick handle and by a fork-like receiving piece held on the stick tube.
• the forked The receptacle is held on the laterally projecting pins of the extension piece by means of screw caps in the various angular positions.
• the adjusting device is exposed on the pole, which can lead to problems in winter with ice and snow.
• the adjustment parts of the adjusting device significantly exceed the diameter of the tube.
• the adjusting device is arranged covered within the stick handle so that it is essentially protected from external influences such as ice and snow.
• the actual and in particular the optical widening of the cane tube is considerably reduced by the arrangement within the cane handle.
• less bulky accommodation of the swivel joint and locking device is achieved according to one embodiment.
• the features according to claim 8 are provided for realizing another embodiment of the locking device. In addition to a less bulky placement of the swivel joint and locking, there is also a quick and easy-to-use definition of the set angular position. It is useful to design the eccentric lever according to the features of claim 9 and / or 10.
• Figure 2 is a corresponding to Figure 1
• 6A u. 6B is a side view of a
• FIG. 7 one corresponding to FIG. 6A
• Figure 11 is a section along the line XI-XI of
• Figure 12 is a schematic side view of a
• FIG. 12 shows the angled stick according to FIG. 12 in the area of the adjusting device, partly in longitudinal section and partly in view, 14A u. 14B one corresponding to FIG. 7
• Figure 15 is a section along the line XV-XV of
• the stick 10, 110 or 210 shown in the drawing according to several exemplary embodiments of the present invention, for example in the form of a ski stick, has a stick handle 11, 111 or 211 and a metal stick tube 12, 112 or 212, for example.
• the length of the cane tube 12, 112, 212 can be changed telescopically by inserting a lower inner tube 13, 113, 213 provided with a plate (not shown) into an upper outer tube 14, 114, 214.
• the inner tube 13, 113, 213 has an expansion element 16, 116 (not shown in the second exemplary embodiment), so that when the inner tube 13, 113, 213 is rotated relative to the outer tube 14, 114, 215, these two via the expansion element 16, 116, 216 can be fixed with each other and in the circumferential direction in the axial direction.
• the stick handle 11 has in the extension of the outer tube 14 a blind hole 17, 217 or receives a handle tube part 118, the one or the latter
• the inside diameter is the same as that of the outer tube 14, so that the inner tube 13 with its expanding element 16 can be inserted into the blind hole 17 or the handle tube part 118 in advance and can be fixed there in the above manner if the handle 11, 111, 211 and the tube 12, 112, 212 are in straight alignment with one another (FIGS. 1 and 10B).
• the telescopic stick 10, 110, 210 can be brought to a short pack size.
• the telescopic stick can also have three or more tube parts which can be telescopically pushed into one another.
• the stick 10, 110, 210 is designed such that the stick handle 11, 111, 211 is angled relative to the stick tube 12, 112, 212 and can be fixed in different angular positions.
• the stick 10, 110, 210 has an adjusting device 22, 122, 212 with an adjustment device in a covering area between the end of the stick handle 11, 111, 211 and the upper end of the outer tube 14, 114, 214 of the stick tube 12, 112, 212 Swivel axis 23, 123, 223 and a locking device 21, 121, 221.
• the upper end region of the outer tube 14, 114 of the cane tube 12, 112 is connected in a rotationally and displaceably fixed manner to an attachment 26, 126.
• the essay 26, 126 the part of the Adjustment device 22, 122 has a through hole 27, 127 in which the outer tube 14, 114 is firmly received.
• the attachment 26, 126 which is preferably made in one piece from plastic, has a radially projecting eye 28, 128 on one circumferential side with a bore 29, 129 for receiving the pivot axis 23, 123 and a toothed ring section 31, 131 on the diametrically opposite circumferential side.
• the width of the eye 28, 128 corresponds approximately to the outer diameter of the attachment 26, 126.
• the ring gear section 31, 131 is formed on the circumference as a narrow circular arc around the center of the axis of the bore 29, 129 of the eye 28, 128. On this circumference, the ring gear section 31, 131 is provided with several, here five teeth 32, 132, and the ring gear section 31, 131 runs symmetrically downwards or upwards with respect to a horizontal line running through the bore 29, 129.
• the stick handle 11 according to the first exemplary embodiment (FIGS. 1-5), which is ergonomically designed, has at its lower end, which is approximately oval in cross section, a lower region 36 with an integrally formed extension 37, which is approximately rectangular in cross section, such as can be seen from Figure 3.
• the extension piece 37 of the stick handle 11, which also forms part of the adjusting device 22, has one Recess 38 in which the upper area of the attachment 26 is received with the eye 28 and the toothed ring section 31.
• the recess 38 has on both sides of the blind hole 17 a section corresponding to the shape of the eye 28 or the ring gear section 31.
• the portion of the recess 38 which receives the eye 28 of the attachment 26 is delimited by two fork-shaped jaws 41, 42 which are provided with a bore 43, which bores 43 are aligned with the bore 29 of the eye 28 and from the pivot axis 32 in the assembled state are permeated.
• the stick handle 111 essentially consists of the stick tube part 118 and the grip part 119, which is ergonomically designed.
• the grip part 119 is composed of an upper grip section 134 which is approximately oval in cross section and a lower grip section 137 which, for example, can be approximately rectangular in cross section, as can be seen in FIG. 8.
• the lower handle section 136 of the stick handle 111 which also forms part of the adjusting device 122, has a recess 138 in which, on the one hand, one end of the handle tube part 118 is received or mounted in a stationary manner and in the other, the upper area of the attachment 126 with the eye 128 and the ring gear section 131 is movably received.
• the recess 138 has on both sides of its through bore 139 receiving the handle tube part 118 at the end a section or shape corresponding to the shape of the eye 128 or the toothed ring section 131.
• the shape of the recess 138 which receives the eye 128 of the attachment 126 is delimited by two fork-shaped jaws 141, 142 which are provided with a bore 143, which bores 143 are aligned with the bore 129 of the eye 128 and from the pivot axis 132 in the assembled state are permeated.
• the adjusting device 122 including the
• Locking device 121 is provided on the one hand on the attachment 126 and on the other hand on the lower handle section 137, which is separated from the upper handle section 134.
• the upper handle section 134 can be applied to the handle tube section 118 after the assembly of the outer tube 114 with the attachment 126 and the handle tube section 118 with the upper handle section 137.
• handle parts 119 of different shape and design can be used independently of the manufacturing and assembly process of the adjusting device 122 with the locking device 121 on the telescopic stick 110.
• the handle parts 119 both in size and in their Distinguish surface quality as well as in their hand strap attachment.
• the lower handle section 137 is shaped on its area adjacent to the upper handle section 134 in such a way that a transition area that is favorable in terms of handling technology and optics is made.
• a locking slide is provided in the groove-like section of the recess 38, 138 diagonally opposite the jaws 41, 42 and 141, 142 and receiving the ring gear 31, 131
• the locking slide 46, 146 can be moved transversely and, like the toothed ring section 31, 131, is part of the locking device 21, 121.
• the locking slide 46, 146 is approximately U-shaped in cross section and in corresponding U-shaped grooves
• the locking slide 46, 146 penetrates the groove-like section of the recess 38, 138 which separates the two opposite U-shaped grooves 47, 147 in a guided manner and projects beyond one side of the pole grip extension 37, 137.
• the locking slide 46, 146 whose base legs 48, 148 are dovetail-shaped and in the Stick handle extension 37, 137 is guided, has in the area of its side legs 49 and 50 or 149 and 150 a notch 51, 151 which is arranged asymmetrically with respect to the length of the slide and is slightly wider than the ring gear section. This means that the locking slide 46, 146 can be brought into a release position and into a locking position by axial displacement. In the release position, the gear rim section 31, 131 is located inside the notch 51, 151, so that the stick handle 11, 111 can be inclined or adjusted at an angle relative to the stick tube 12, 112 according to FIG. 2.
• the locking slide 46, 146 can be moved such that the tooth 32, 132 of the ring gear section 31, 131 in question passes between the side legs 49, 50, 149, 150 of the locking slide 46, 146, so that the relevant angular one Position is locked.
• the locking slide 46, 146 is flush with the end surface that must be operated for unlocking, with the outer surface of the pole grip extension 37, 137, so that unintentional unlocking or releasing is not possible.
• the groove 147 'of the The locking slide 146 ' is slightly conical in the direction of the locking movement in order to receive the relevant tooth 132 of the ring gear section 131 in a clamping and play-free manner.
• the teeth 132 of the external toothing 131 are not conical in the direction of their width.
• Adjacent to the other side of the notch 151 on the locking slide 146' is an eccentric lever 153 which is used to clamp the tooth 132 concerned External toothing 131 is used.
• the opening movement takes place in that, according to FIG.
• the eccentric lever 153 shown in solid lines is pivoted into the position shown in broken lines in the direction of arrow D.
• the locking slide 146 can then be moved with the aid of the eccentric lever 153 in the direction of arrow E, so that the relevant end of the locking slide protrudes from the stick handle 111 or the handle section 137.
• the locking slide 146 ' is pushed back against the arrow E by pressing on the protruding end, after which the eccentric lever 153 is pivoted again against the arrow D for the locking locking.
• the non-angled position of the stick handle 11, 111 relative to the stick tube 12, 112 is the one end position of the adjusting device 22, 122, so that it can only be bent in one direction.
• the cutout 38, 138 in the lower stick grip section 37, 137 is so deep that, in the rectilinear end position, all teeth 32, 132 or their spaces between the toothed ring section 31, 131 are received within the cutout 38, 138 and thus in the lower stick grip section 37 , 137 are concealed.
• the handle tube part 18, 118 in a manner not shown, is provided on one circumferential region facing the ring gear section 31, 131 with an elongated recess for receiving the ring gear section 31, 131 in one of the angular positions.
• the grip tube part 118 is installed as a separate component in the grip section 137. According to a variant, however, that is Handle tube part 118 injection molded in one piece onto the handle portion 137.
• the grip area 134 is formed by the circumference of the upper section 134 of the handle part 119 only.
• the lower handle section 137 is included in this handle area 134, which means that that area of the hand of a user which is turned away from the thumb and the index finger has an area of the lower handle section 137 when the hand is placed on the stick handle 111 includes.
• the upper end region of the outer tube 214 of the cane tube 212 is connected in a rotationally fixed and displaceable manner to an attachment 226 in accordance with FIG.
• the eye 228 is designed like a fork, so that on both sides part of the axis 254 of the clamping lever 253 is pivoted and the arm 255 of the clamping lever 253 in the slot of the fork can be pivoted up and down.
• the attachment 226 has the clamping lever receptacle 228 diametrically opposite an inner clamping section 231 which has a spherical cap-shaped outer surface 233.
• the spherical cap-shaped outer surface 233 is provided with a profile, preferably corrugation 232, which runs transversely to the pivoting direction according to double arrow A.
• the center of the spherical cap-shaped outer surface 233 is represented by the pivot axis 254 or its longitudinal center.
• the stick handle 211 which is ergonomically designed, has at its lower end adjoining the handle part 219, which is approximately oval in cross section, an integrally formed extension 237, which is also approximately oval in cross section with an enlarged longitudinal axis, as can be seen in FIG. 4 .
• the extension 237 of the pole grip 211 which also forms part of the adjusting device 222, has a recess 238 in which the upper area of the attachment 226 is received with the eye 228 and the spherical segment-shaped section 231.
• the recess 238 has on both sides of the blind hole 217 the shape of the eye 228 or spherical segment-shaped section 231 corresponding section.
• the portion of the recess 238 which receives the eye 228 of the attachment 226 is delimited by two fork-like jaws 241 which are provided with a bore 243.
• the two bores 243 receive a pivot axis 244 of the swivel joint 223, which penetrates the hollow axis 254 of the clamping lever 253.
• the pivot axis 244 used for the adjustment is arranged eccentrically to the bore 256 of the hollow axis 254 of the clamping lever 253, the outside diameter of the pivot axis 244 being smaller than the inside diameter of the bore 256 of the clamping lever axis 254.
• Lever bore 256 and lever axis 254 are eccentric to one another, while lever axis 254 and pivot axis 244 are centered with each other.
• the section of the recess 238 of the extension 237 diagonally opposite the jaws 241 is provided with a spherical-spherical inner surface 239, the shape of which corresponds to the spherical-spherical outer surface 233 of the attachment 226 and how this is provided with a profile or corrugation 240 running transversely to the pivoting direction A.
• the two spherical cap-shaped surfaces 233 and 239 can be adjusted in stages in accordance with the spacing of the corrugations 232 and 240 and fixed to one another.
• the clamping lever 253 is arranged in its upper laterally protruding position, because of the eccentric arrangement of the clamping lever axis 254 and pivot axis 244 on the grip area extension 237, the spherical-spherical outer surface 233 and the spherical-spherical inner surface 239 are arranged at a radial distance from one another such that a pivoting movement of one spherical cap-shaped surface relative to the other spherical cap-shaped surface and thus of the pole grip 211 relative to the pole tube 212 is possible. If a certain angular position, for example the one shown in FIG.
• the spherical cap-shaped surfaces can be made flat due to the corrugations 232 and 240 and individually or both can be or can be covered with a friction lining, so that then one frictional clamping connection results. In this embodiment, not shown, a continuous adjustment is possible.
• the attachment 226 of the cane tube 212 is provided with a punctiform and possibly colored marking 261, which is part of a marking device 260.
• the extension 237 of the stick handle 211 is provided with a window 262 of the marking device 260.
• This window 262 consists of a plurality of circular window parts 263 arranged one above the other, which run along a circular section whose center is the pivot axis 244. During the adjustment movement, the point marker 261 runs past the window parts 263. In the stepwise adjustment possibility shown, the distances between the window parts 263 are selected such that the point marking 261 appears in one of the window parts 263 at each adjustment level.
• both sticks 210 can be set at the same angle in a simple manner.
• the cross section of the marking 261 and the window parts 263 can be chosen as desired. If only five window parts 263 and thus five steps are shown in the example shown in FIG. 12, it goes without saying that these can also be more or less.
• the angular inclination of the pole grip 211 with respect to the pole tube 212 can only take place when the inner tube 213 is pulled out of the blind hole 217 of the pole grip 211.
• the non-angled position of the pole grip 211 relative to the pole tube 212 is the one end position of the adjusting device 222, so that it can only be bent in one direction.
• the third exemplary embodiment can be combined with the second with regard to the two-part design of the handle part.

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