Runner-equipped ski pole

Claim 2

A ski pole comprising an elongated basket-ended shaft having a laterally projecting strut thereon, adjacent the hand-held end thereof, and an elongated runner connected to the outboard end of the strut, the main longitudinally extending portion of which runner extends side by side with the body of the shaft, but in spaced relationship to the shaft so that the skier''s hand can encircle the shaft to assume a hold thereon, the longitudinal axes of the runner and the shaft being substantially coplanar with one another, but the outboard side of said main runner portion having a generally planar surface thereon, which is substantially perpendicular to the axial plane of the runner and the shaft, and adapted in relation to the body of the shaft, widthwise thereof in planes parallel to the surface, to serve as a freely slidable, ski-like bearing surface when the runner is placed on the snow, said strut and runner being constructed of a semi-rigid material adapted to sustain the weight of the skier, and to support the skier''s hand above the snow, when the skier leans on the runner on the snow.

Claim 3

The ski pole according to claim 1 wherein the main portion of the runner is connected at one end to the strut, and the outboard side of the strut curves reentrantly toward the basket end of the shaft to form an upturned toe for the end of the runner.

Claim 4

The ski pole according to claim 1 wherein the hand-held end of the pole has a sheath-like grip mounted thereon from which the strut and the runner are laterally outriggered thereon.

Claim 5

The ski pole according to claim 1 wherein the width of the surface of the main runner portion is greater than the maximum widthwise dimension of the body of the shaft in planes parallel to the surface.

Claim 6

A grip for a ski pole comprising an elongated sheathlike body adapted to be mounted on the hand-held end of the shaft of the pole, and to be encircled by the skier''s hand when he assumes a hold thereon, said body having a laterally projecting strut thereon, and an elongated runner connected to the outboard end of the strut, the main longitudinally extending portion of which runner extends side by side with the body, but in spaced relationship to the body so that the skier''s hand can be interposed therebetween in encircling the body, the longitudinal axes of the runner and the body being substantially coplanar with one another, but the outboard side of said main runner portion having a generally planar surface thereon, which is substantially perpendicular to the axial plane of the runner and the body, and adapted in relation to the body, widthwise thereof in planes parallel to the surface, to serve as a freely slidable, ski-like bearing surface when the runner is placed on the snow, said strut and runner being constructed of a semi-rigid material adapted to sustain the weight of the skier, and to support the skier''s hand above the snow, when the skier leans on the runner on the snow.

Claim 7

A grip for a ski pole comprising an elongated sheathlike body adapted to be mounted on the hand-held end of the shaft of the pole, and to be encircled by the skier''s hand when he assumes a hold thereon, said body having a laterally projecting strut thereon, and an elongated runner connected to the outboard end of the strut, the main longitudinally extending portion of which runner extends side by side with the body, but in spaced relationship to the body so that the skier''s hand can be interposed therebetween in encircling the body, the longitudinal axes of the runner and the body being substantially coplanar with one another, but the outboard side of said main runner portion having a generally planar surface thereon, which is substantially perpendicular to the axial plane of the runner and the body, and adapted in relation to the body, widthwise thereof in planes parallel to the surface, to serve as a freely slidable, ski-like bearing surface when the runner is placed on the snow, said strut and runner being constructed of a semi-rigid material adapted to sustain the weight of the skier, and to support the skier''s hand above the snow, when the skier leans on the runner on the snow.

Claim 8

The grip according to claim 5 wherein the width of the surface of the main runner portion is greater than the maximum widthwise dimension of the body in planes parallel to the surface.

Claim 9

The grip according to claim 5 wherein the main portion of the runner is constructed to flex in relation to the strut, relatively toward and away from the body.

Claim 10

The grip according to claim 5 wherein the strut is disposed adjacent one end of the body, and the body has an axial bore therein opening at the opposite end thereof.

Claim 11

The grip according to claim 5 wherein the strut is disposed adjacent one end of the body, the main portion of the runner is connected at one end to the strut, and the outboard side of the strut curves reentrantly toward the opPosite end of the body, to form an upturned toe for the end of the runner.

Claim 12

The grip according to claim 9 wherein the curvature of the toe terminates at the one end of the body.

Claim 13

The grip according to claim 9 wherein the main portion of the runner terminates in a free end adjacent the opposite end of the body.

Claim 14

The grip according to claim 9 wherein there is at least one additional strut interposed between the body and the main portion of the runner.

Claim 15

The grip according to claim 12 wherein the additional strut is spaced sufficiently apart from the first-mentioned strut, to enable the skier''s hand to be interposed between the struts.

Claim 16

The grip according to claim 12 wherein the main portion of the runner is connected at the opposite end to the additional strut, and the additional strut curves reentrantly toward the one end of the body, to form an upturned heel for the opposite end of the runner.