Abstract Each ski pole of the pair comprises a tubular shaft, which has an upper portion carrying a handle and a lower portion carrying a snowhead. The handles as well as the snowheads have an extension or a recess by which the two poles can be detachably interconnected. The snowheads are symmetrically mounted on the respective tubular shafts in such a manner that part of the periphery of each snowhead is close to the associated tubular shaft and the adjacent portion of each snowhead is designed so that the two snowheads can be hooked one into the other in the longitudinal direction of the tubular shafts. Above said portion the handle of that ski pole whose snowhead has been hooked in from above is provided with a connecting element which engages at least from below the connecting element of the handle of the other ski pole to prevent a longitudinal movement of the ski poles relative to each other.
A pair of ski poles, each comprising a tubular shaft having an upper portion carrying a handle and a lower portion carrying a snowhead, the handles and the snowhead having interlocking connecting elements whereby the two poles can be detachably interconnected, the snowheads being asymmetrically mounted on the tubular shafts so that a portion of the periphery of each snowhead is close to the tubular shaft, said portions having the interlocking connecting elements whereby the two snowheads can be interconnected, the connecting element of the handle of one ski pole engaging the connecting element of the handle of the other ski pole from below and the connecting element of the snowhead of said one ski pole engaging the connecting element of the snowhead of said other ski pole from above to prevent a longitudinal movement of the ski poles relative to each other, and the tubular shafts being elastically deformable in length to at least the extent of the depth of interengagement of the connecting elements of the snowheads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A pair of ski poles, each comprising a tubular shaft having an upper portion carrying a handle and a lower portion carrying a snowhead, the handles and the snowhead having interlocking connecting elements whereby the two poles can be detachably interconnected, the snowheads being asymmetrically mounted on the tubular shafts so that a portion of the periphery of each snowhead is close to the tubular shaft, said portions having the interlocking connecting elements whereby the two snowheads can be interconnected, the connecting element of the handle of one ski pole engaging the connecting element of the handle of the other ski pole from below and the connecting element of the snowhead of said one ski pole engaging the connecting element of the snowhead of said other ski pole from above to prevent a longitudinal movement of the ski poles relative to each other, and the tubular shafts being elastically deformable in length to at least the extent of the depth of interengagement of the connecting elements of the snowheads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A pair of ski poles according to claim 1 wherein the connecting elements of the handles and the snowheads consist of oppositely opening hooks, the handle of the ski pole whose snowhead has a downwardly open hook being provided with an upwardly open hook, and the handle of the ski pole whose snowhead has an upwardly open hook being provided with a downwardly open hook.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A pair of ski poles according to claim 1 wherein the snowheads have in a top plan view appRoximately the configuration of a circle from which a segment has been removed and the hook is provided on the chord of said circle.