US3662433A - Grip for ski-sticks and the like - Google Patents
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- A63C11/00—Accessories for skiing or snowboarding
- A63C11/22—Ski-sticks
- A63C11/222—Ski-stick handles or hand-straps
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- 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
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- AWE/Wm? M94455 Courr r GRIP FOR SKI-STICKS AND THE LIKE Ski-sticks are provided at their upper end with a grip carrying a looped tassel.
- the tassel-carrying grips produced hitherto the tassel has its two strands applied together and secured together to the upper end of the grip and the skiers hand extends entirely through the loop constituted by such a tassel which hangs thus off the skiers wrist.
- the present invention has for its object an improved tasselcarrying grip which removes this drawback.
- Said grip is accordingly engaged at its lower end by one strand of the tassel the other strand of which is secured as usual to the upper end of the grip.
- the tassel forms only one half of the loop which is to be engaged by the skiers hand so that the latter may hold the grip fast.
- This arrangement cuts ofi the risk of the skier being caught by the ski-lift if he drops ofi' the latter his hand releasing naturally the tassel as soon as a traction is exerted on the ski-stick.
- the first mentioned strand of the tassel may be secured to the lower end of the handle but in a preferred embodiment, said strand extending upwardly within a recess in the grip which recess is also engaged by the actual stick; in this case the ends of the two tassel strands can be secured by the same means to the upper end of the grip.
- FIG. I is a sectional longitudinal view of the grip.
- FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate the manner of holding a ski-stick provided with the grip shown in FIG. 1.
- the grip is provided with a blind axial bore 2 in which the ski-stick 3 is to be fitted (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
- the tassel 4 is of the type wherein the length of the loop is adjusted by a buckle 5.
- One of the strands 4a of the loop engages through its free end a transverse slot 6 extending across one side of the upper end of the grip 1 and it is secured to the latter by means of a screw 7.
- the other strand 4b of the loop extends upwardly inside the recess 2, so that its end abuts against the upper closed end of said recess to which it is secured by the same screw 7 as the first-mentioned strand.
- the skier When using such a grip and tassel the skier inserts his hand within the half-loop formed by the tassel 4 but only over four fingers, leaving the thumb outside as an abutment for the tassel (FIGS. 2 and 3), the skiers hand grasps thus energetically the grip, but releases immediately and naturally the tassel whenever a traction is exerted on the ski-stick 3.
- a grip system for ski-sticks comprising a grip body adapted to be rigidly secured to the upper end of a stick and a tassel including two strands the ends of which engage respectively the upper and lower ends of the grip body to form with the latter a gap adapted to be engaged by the skiers hand grasping the grip, the grip having a downwardly open blind axial bore adapted to be engaged by the upper end of the stick and by one strand of the tassel, the end of which is secured to the upper end of the blind bore.
- a grip system as claimed in claim 1 and means extending through the upper closed end of the bore to secure to the opposite sides of said closed end the ends of the corresponding tassel strands.
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Abstract
A grip which allows the skier to hold said grip directly so that he may release the latter in the case of an emergency, for instance if he drops off a ski lift and the ski-stick is entangled with the latter. To this end, the grip carries a tassel the outer ends of which are secured respectively to the upper and lower ends of the actual grip. Thus the skier passes four fingers through the gap left between the tassel and the grip so as to grasp the grip with said fingers, his thumb remaining outside said grip.
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United States Patent Couttet 1451 May 16, 1972 541 GRIP FOR SKI-STICKS AND THE LIKE 2,532,638 12/1950 Niccoli ..36/11.5 3,179,435 4/1965 Miller ..280/11.37 G Inventor: James Couttet, L Tin Par Chamonix, 3,565,451 2/1971 Gaimbazi ..280/l1.37 0
France FOREIGN PATENTS R APPLICATION [73] Assignee: Societe Anonyme de Recherches de 0 S Mechanique, Saint-va]]ier ur Rhone l France G (Drome), France Primary Examiner-Donald A. Griffin [22] F'led: 1970 AttorneyYoung & Thompson 21 A LN 100 726 I 1 pp 57 ABSTRACT 30] Foreign Application Priority Data A grip which allows the skier to hold said grip directly so that he may release the latter in the case of an emergency, for in- Jan. 12, 1970 France ..7000868 stance if he drops off a ski lift and the ski-stick is entangled with the latter. To this end, the grip carries a tassel the outer [52] US. Cl ..24/68 AS, 280/1 1.37 G ends of which are secured respectively to the upper and lower [51] Int. Cl ..A63c 11/22 n f h al grip- Th h ki r passes four fingers [53] Field of Search ..24/68 AS, 73; 280]! 1.37 G; through the g p left between h tassel n h grip so as o 273/81 R, 81 D, 81.2, 84; 36/ 1 1,5 grasp the grip with said fingers, his thumb remaining outside said gn'p. [5 6] 2 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures UNITED STATES PATENTS 897,201 8/l908 Gannon ..273/84 mimtnan 16 1912 3, 662.433
AWE/Wm? M94455 Courr r GRIP FOR SKI-STICKS AND THE LIKE Ski-sticks are provided at their upper end with a grip carrying a looped tassel. In the tassel-carrying grips produced hitherto, the tassel has its two strands applied together and secured together to the upper end of the grip and the skiers hand extends entirely through the loop constituted by such a tassel which hangs thus off the skiers wrist.
Such prior tassel-carrying grips are objectionable since the skier if he falls off a ski-lift may be caught by the pole of the latter and consequently be seriously wounded.
The present invention has for its object an improved tasselcarrying grip which removes this drawback. Said grip is accordingly engaged at its lower end by one strand of the tassel the other strand of which is secured as usual to the upper end of the grip. Thus the tassel forms only one half of the loop which is to be engaged by the skiers hand so that the latter may hold the grip fast.
This arrangement cuts ofi the risk of the skier being caught by the ski-lift if he drops ofi' the latter his hand releasing naturally the tassel as soon as a traction is exerted on the ski-stick.
When skiing downwards or during a slalom, the skier engaging the loop fonned by my improved tassel with the grip can control his movements more accurately since his sticks are always securely held in his hands and the risk of being caught by a gate is small.
The first mentioned strand of the tassel may be secured to the lower end of the handle but in a preferred embodiment, said strand extending upwardly within a recess in the grip which recess is also engaged by the actual stick; in this case the ends of the two tassel strands can be secured by the same means to the upper end of the grip.
I have described hereinafter by way of example and by no means in a limiting sense an embodiment of my improved tassel-carrying grip, reference being made to the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. I is a sectional longitudinal view of the grip.
FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate the manner of holding a ski-stick provided with the grip shown in FIG. 1.
Turning to FIG. 1, the grip is provided with a blind axial bore 2 in which the ski-stick 3 is to be fitted (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
The tassel 4 is of the type wherein the length of the loop is adjusted by a buckle 5. One of the strands 4a of the loop engages through its free end a transverse slot 6 extending across one side of the upper end of the grip 1 and it is secured to the latter by means of a screw 7. The other strand 4b of the loop extends upwardly inside the recess 2, so that its end abuts against the upper closed end of said recess to which it is secured by the same screw 7 as the first-mentioned strand.
When using such a grip and tassel the skier inserts his hand within the half-loop formed by the tassel 4 but only over four fingers, leaving the thumb outside as an abutment for the tassel (FIGS. 2 and 3), the skiers hand grasps thus energetically the grip, but releases immediately and naturally the tassel whenever a traction is exerted on the ski-stick 3.
Obviously, my invention is by no means limited to the embodiment described and illustrated and it covers in contradistinction all the modifications thereof falling within the scope of the accompanying claims.
What I claim is:
1. A grip system for ski-sticks comprising a grip body adapted to be rigidly secured to the upper end of a stick and a tassel including two strands the ends of which engage respectively the upper and lower ends of the grip body to form with the latter a gap adapted to be engaged by the skiers hand grasping the grip, the grip having a downwardly open blind axial bore adapted to be engaged by the upper end of the stick and by one strand of the tassel, the end of which is secured to the upper end of the blind bore.
2. A grip system as claimed in claim 1, and means extending through the upper closed end of the bore to secure to the opposite sides of said closed end the ends of the corresponding tassel strands.
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1. A grip system for ski-sticks comprising a grip body adapted to be rigidly secured to the upper end of a stick and a tassel including two strands the ends of which engage respectively the upper and lower ends of the grip body to form with the latter a gap adapted to be engaged by the skier''s hand grasping the grip, the grip having a downwardly open blind axial bore adapted to be engaged by the upper end of the stick and by one strand of the tassel, the end of which is secured to the upper end of the blind bore.
2. A grip system as claimed in claim 1, and means extending through the upper closed end of the bore to secure to the opposite sides of said closed end the ends of the corresponding tassel strands.
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US3992021A (en) * | 1973-08-27 | 1976-11-16 | Scott Usa | Ski pole grip |
US4082303A (en) * | 1977-02-02 | 1978-04-04 | Barreca Products Co., Subsidiary Of Shelburne Industries, Inc. | Releasable-strap ski-pole grip |
US4139210A (en) * | 1977-05-19 | 1979-02-13 | Allsop J I | Ski pole grip with elastic strap |
US6386588B1 (en) | 2000-02-02 | 2002-05-14 | John Young | Ski pole grip and strap system |
US20040000785A1 (en) * | 2002-06-28 | 2004-01-01 | Land John R. | Handgrip strap leg spreading device |
JP2010110407A (en) * | 2008-11-05 | 2010-05-20 | Kizaki:Kk | Grip of pole |
US11013981B1 (en) | 2019-12-16 | 2021-05-25 | Skidazzler, LLC | Ski pole accessory |
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US2532638A (en) * | 1948-11-22 | 1950-12-05 | Albert L Niccoli | Sandal type shower shoe with adjustable foot-retaining means |
FR1170738A (en) * | 1956-12-04 | 1959-01-16 | Gitzo | Ski pole convertible into a monopod for photography or cinematography |
US3179435A (en) * | 1962-06-08 | 1965-04-20 | Melville A Miller | Handle means for ski pole |
US3565451A (en) * | 1969-02-20 | 1971-02-23 | James D Giambazi | Ski pole grip |
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US897201A (en) * | 1907-09-28 | 1908-08-25 | James T Gannon | Flexible policeman's club. |
US2532638A (en) * | 1948-11-22 | 1950-12-05 | Albert L Niccoli | Sandal type shower shoe with adjustable foot-retaining means |
FR1170738A (en) * | 1956-12-04 | 1959-01-16 | Gitzo | Ski pole convertible into a monopod for photography or cinematography |
US3179435A (en) * | 1962-06-08 | 1965-04-20 | Melville A Miller | Handle means for ski pole |
US3565451A (en) * | 1969-02-20 | 1971-02-23 | James D Giambazi | Ski pole grip |
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JPS4926036A (en) * | 1972-07-04 | 1974-03-08 | ||
US3992021A (en) * | 1973-08-27 | 1976-11-16 | Scott Usa | Ski pole grip |
US4082303A (en) * | 1977-02-02 | 1978-04-04 | Barreca Products Co., Subsidiary Of Shelburne Industries, Inc. | Releasable-strap ski-pole grip |
US4139210A (en) * | 1977-05-19 | 1979-02-13 | Allsop J I | Ski pole grip with elastic strap |
US6386588B1 (en) | 2000-02-02 | 2002-05-14 | John Young | Ski pole grip and strap system |
US20040000785A1 (en) * | 2002-06-28 | 2004-01-01 | Land John R. | Handgrip strap leg spreading device |
JP2010110407A (en) * | 2008-11-05 | 2010-05-20 | Kizaki:Kk | Grip of pole |
US11013981B1 (en) | 2019-12-16 | 2021-05-25 | Skidazzler, LLC | Ski pole accessory |
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