Ski pole

Claim 2

A ski pole comprising a pole having a handle on the upper end thereof, the end of said handle which is opposite the end connected to said pole being free, a chronometer enclosed within a casing including a front wall having an opening for exposing the face of the chronometer and a back wall that is engagable with the free end of said handle, and bayonet locking means releasably securing said chronometer casing back wall to the free end of said handle and including a bayonet fitting protruding longitudinally from said handle and a cooperative bayonet fitting recessed in the back wall of said chronometer casing, whereby said casing is devoid of protrusions when the chronometer is removed from said handle.

Claim 3

A ski pole according to claim 1 wherein said handle has finger grip portions along one side thereof and a smooth portion opposite said finger portions for engagement with the butt of the operators thumb, said bayonet fitting on said handle comprising a circular boss having at least two radially extending lugs of different sizes, said chronometer being constituted by a stop watch having a radially disposed pushbutton for actuating said watch, the bayonet fitting in said casing comprising a circular central opening with radially disposed notches so located and of a size respectively corresponding to said lugs to permit insertion of said boss and lugs only in the correct manner, said respective bayonet fittings being so oriented relative to said finger portions and said pushbutton that said pushbutton is aligned with said smooth handle portion when said stop watch is locked to said handle to be readily accessible to the operators thumb.