FR2808701A1 - Ski pole fixing device comprises elastic clip fixed to pole with median restriction which separates upper and lower widened zones and allows insertion of clip on chair lift protection bar - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing clip (8) attached to the ski pole (4) has elastic characteristics and has a median constriction relative to the pole. This allows a passage of smaller width than the width of the protection bar (10) of a chair lift to be formed. The constriction separates upper and lower (11) widened zones in which the distance of the clip from the pole is greater than the width of the bar. This allows the insertion of the fixing clip on the protection bar and holds it under the action of the constriction.

Description

The present invention relates to a device

  for fixing ski poles and the like having characteristics

  original and advantageous.

  The device object of the present invention is intended to overcome a drawback which is encountered in the

  handling ski poles and similar items

  res, which is the difficulty of transporting these, especially during a trip by chairlift or other, especially if you have to carry the skis or other elements simultaneously. Even if a skier carries their skis on their feet, the need to keep their hands on the ramps of the chairlift during the journey makes it difficult to simultaneously hold the poles and

facilitates the loss of these.

  To avoid the disadvantages mentioned above

  above, the present invention presents a device for

  simple and effective features, easy to install on

  a ski pole in the area near the handle of it

  ci, characterized by a flange adapting to the ski pole, preferably consisting of two parts that can be fixed by screws or other means, from one of the parts, extended by a tab of enlarged shape having a structure , preferably laminar and of reduced thickness in order to obtain greater flexibility and which has

  in one of its middle parts, a curvature towards the base

  ski tone, determining a narrowing zone, it's

  say closer to the ski pole, and a slightly or-

  green to allow the introduction of the stick in one of the

  chairlift protection bars, with the need for an ef-

  strong to overcome the elasticity of the tab in question, the bar remaining engaged in the wider upper part

  and retained by the median narrowing of the leg.

  Therefore, although the construction of this device can vary within wide limits, it must

  fulfill the characteristic that the intro zone

  duction between the lower end of the elastic fixing tab of the device and the ski pole is of a width that is slightly greater than that of the diameter of the chairlift bar, the separation between the middle curved zone and the pole being, on the contrary narrower to allow the maintenance of the latter in position after its insertion, and the

  upper part of the device, i.e. the area

  taken between the attachment of the elastic tab and the stick, of dimensions somewhat larger than those of the bar of the

  chairlift to keep the device in position

tion stable.

  In the following, an example of a reali-

  sation recommended, a fastening device conforming to the

  present invention and with reference to the following figures

  tes, in which: * Figures 1 and 2 each represent a front view in front and rear elevation of the device of the invention, * Figure 3 is a side elevation view, * Figure 4 shows a section, * FIG. 5 represents a bottom view of the device,

  * Figure 6 shows a cross section of the device

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  * Figures 7 and 8 each show a view of the appliance.

  folding of the device to the attachment of a ski pole to

  the bar of a chairlift or similar.

  The device of the present invention is characterized

  térise by the presence of a flange zone, or ring, component

  of two parts which can be joined together 2 and 3, which surround the upper end of a ski pole 4, exactly below the handle thereof, against which the device abuts. Parts 2 and 3 of the device are joined together by screws 6 and 7 or by other similar means allowing easy fixing of

  the flange on the stick 4, to ensure its solid fixing.

  One of the characteristics is that the parts of the handle, for example part 2, have an elastic tab 8 having a curved median zone 9, which approaches to a large extent the pole 4 of the ski, which forms a narrowing, i.e. a narrower passage

  as the protective bar 10 of the chairlift, (Figures 7 and 8).

  The tab 8 opens in its lower part 11 towards the outside.

  laughing, which constitutes a passage larger than the cross section of the bar 10 as shown in FIG. 7, and which makes it possible to incorporate the device in the bar 10, the latter causing the extension of the tab 8 which opens outwards to allow the displacement of the bar 10 towards the upper position 12, where the cavity has a

  width greater than the cross-section of the bar 10 which allows

  puts to get a stable fixation. Preferably, the edge above

  cavity 12 will have a shape adaptable to the

  bar 10, as can be seen in Figure 8.

  The materials and structure of the device for-

  will vary within very wide limits while fulfilling the basic conditions indicated, that is to say having a

  easily adaptable flange and a tab having characteristics

  elastic ticks with two end zones, respectively

  tively lower and upper, of width greater than that of the bar of a chairlift or similar, having a narrower median zone for retaining the device after it has been inserted in the protection bar of the

chair lift.

  Although the invention has been described on the basis

  from the example shown, it is understood that this same invention

  tion may admit extended variants while remaining

  included in the subject of the following claims.

Claims (3)

R E V E N D I C A T I ON S   1) Fixing device for ski poles and the like, characterized in that it comprises a flange (1) for fixing to a ski pole (4), with a fixing tab (8) having elastic characteristics and having a median narrowing relative to the ski pole, making it possible to form a passage of width less than the width of the bar (10) of protection of a chairlift or the like, separating an upper zone and a lower zone (11) enlarged, in which the distance of the tab from the stick is greater than the width of the bar (10), to allow insertion by pressure of the device fixing the stick on the protective bar of a   chairlift, and the retention of this stick under the action of the median curing of the paw.   2) A fixing device for ski poles and the like, according to claim 1, characterized in that the flange (1) for fixing to the ski pole (4) consists of a   part (2) which includes the elongated tab (8), and a   this removable part (3) coupled to the first.   3) Fixing device for ski poles and the like, 2S according to claim 1, characterized in that the lower zone (11) of the fixing tab develops outwards to facilitate the insertion of the bar (10) from the chairlift.