US3880443A — Strapless ski pole grip

Claim 1

Independent Claim 167 words

A strapless ski pole grip, comprising: an elongated body member having an axial bore for receiving the shaft of a ski pole and a grip section for containing the fingers of the skier''s hand, a resilient projection having a lateral section extending outwardly from one end of said body member and an axial section extending generally perpendicular to the lateral section and generally parallel with the axial bore, said lateral and axial sections defining with said body member a channel for containing a skier''s hand when grasping the elongated body member, the axial section being adjacent the skier''s hand with a length corresponding to at least the majority of the length of the grip section and of resilient structure which presses against the skier''s hand to retain the skier''s hand even when the skier is not firmly grasping the body member, and the resilient structure of the axial section having a resiliency to deflect and release the skier''s hand when the ski pole becomes trapped during use.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 167 words

A strapless ski pole grip, comprising: an elongated body member having an axial bore for receiving the shaft of a ski pole and a grip section for containing the fingers of the skier''s hand, a resilient projection having a lateral section extending outwardly from one end of said body member and an axial section extending generally perpendicular to the lateral section and generally parallel with the axial bore, said lateral and axial sections defining with said body member a channel for containing a skier''s hand when grasping the elongated body member, the axial section being adjacent the skier''s hand with a length corresponding to at least the majority of the length of the grip section and of resilient structure which presses against the skier''s hand to retain the skier''s hand even when the skier is not firmly grasping the body member, and the resilient structure of the axial section having a resiliency to deflect and release the skier''s hand when the ski pole becomes trapped during use.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 47 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 1 wherein said projection extends from said body member so that the axial section is adjacent the fingers of the skier''s hand, between the hand knuckles and first finger joints, when the skier''s hand is gripping the eLongated body member.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 74 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 2 wherein the grip section of said elongated body member includes a plurality of ridges which extend laterally from the body member to define valleys for containing the fingers of the skier''s hand, said elongated body member having a generally oval transverse cross-section through the ridges with a major axis located at an angle approximately 45* with a plane containing the axial section and the axial bore.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 37 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 1 including a second projection having a section extending outwardly from an opposite end of said body member and terminating adjacent the axial section of the first named resilient projection.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 59 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 4 wherein the lateral section of the first named resilient peojection and a lateral part of the second projection are both substantially rigid to form upper and lower platforms for supporting the skier''s hand, said axial section deflecting substantially sideways to open the channel and allow sliding release of the skier''s hand.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 132 words

A strapless ski pole grip, comprising: a generally cylindrical body member having a pair of ends which extend beyond a skier''s hand when gripping the body member, a pair of fingers extending outwardly from the pair of ends of the body member with both pairs of fingers being located in a common plane with the body member, the pair of fingers having configurations which curve toward each other and terminate at ends which define therebetween a gap of a length less than the combined length of the pair of fingers, the gap and at least one of the pair of fingers being substantially located along a common axis offset and parallel with the generally cylindrical member, and the at least one finger being of resilient structure to press against the skier''s hand.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 132 words

A strapless ski pole grip, comprising: a generally cylindrical body member having a pair of ends which extend beyond a skier''s hand when gripping the body member, a pair of fingers extending outwardly from the pair of ends of the body member with both pairs of fingers being located in a common plane with the body member, the pair of fingers having configurations which curve toward each other and terminate at ends which define therebetween a gap of a length less than the combined length of the pair of fingers, the gap and at least one of the pair of fingers being substantially located along a common axis offset and parallel with the generally cylindrical member, and the at least one finger being of resilient structure to press against the skier''s hand.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 45 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 6 wherein the pair of fingers both have substantially rigid sections adjacent and contiguous with the cylindrical body member to form upper and lower platforms for rigid support of the upper and lower portions of a skier''s hand.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 44 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 7 wherein the at least one finger includes a contiguous axial section located along the common axis, said axial section having a configuration to deflect away from said body member to allow release of the skier''s hand.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 26 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 8 wherein the axial section presses against the skier''s fingers between the hand knuckles and the first finger joints.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 45 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 6 wherein one of said pair of fingers has a length substantially longer than the length of the other of the pair of fingers to cause the gap to be located near one end of the body member.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 56 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 10 wherein said one of said pair of fingers comprises the upper finger adjacent the top end of the body member, said gap being located below the mid-point of the body member and generally adjacent the third and fourth fingers of the skier''s hand when gripping the body member.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 147 words

A strapless ski pole grip, comprising: an elongated body member having an axial bore for receiving the shaft of a ski pole, said body member terminating in upper and lower projections which extend outwardly from the body member and form rigid upper and lower platforms for supporting the upper and lower portions of a skier''s hand when grasping the elongated body member, at least one of said projections having an integral side finger which extends to beyond the mid-point of the elongated body member and is generally parallel to and offset from the axis of the elongated body member, said side finger being adjacent the skier''s hand when grasping the body member, said side finger being resilient for sideways movement away from the body member to allow sliding release of the skier''s hand while the rigid upper and lower platforms prevent axial release of the skier''s hand.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 147 words

A strapless ski pole grip, comprising: an elongated body member having an axial bore for receiving the shaft of a ski pole, said body member terminating in upper and lower projections which extend outwardly from the body member and form rigid upper and lower platforms for supporting the upper and lower portions of a skier''s hand when grasping the elongated body member, at least one of said projections having an integral side finger which extends to beyond the mid-point of the elongated body member and is generally parallel to and offset from the axis of the elongated body member, said side finger being adjacent the skier''s hand when grasping the body member, said side finger being resilient for sideways movement away from the body member to allow sliding release of the skier''s hand while the rigid upper and lower platforms prevent axial release of the skier''s hand.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 44 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 12 wherein said body member and said projections are formed of plastic having an resiliency to allow substantial side movement of said side finger and to prevent any substantial axial movement of the upper and lower platforms.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 54 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 12 wherein the projection opposite the projection having the integral side finger has an end curving toward and terminating near the side finger to define therebetween a gap, said side finger and said curving end being located in a common plane generally coaxial with the axial bore.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 41 words

The strapless ski pole grip of claim 12 wherein the side finger is of resilient structure which gently presses against the skier''s fingers between the hand knuckles and the first finger joints when the skier''s hand is grasping the body member.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-04-28	1978-10-28	1979-04-29	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-04-28	1982-10-28	1983-04-29	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-04-28	1986-10-28	1987-04-29	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Strapless ski pole grip

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