Combination ski pole handle with hand-operated watch or timing device mounted therein

Claim 2

A combination ski pole with a molded hand grip for mounting on the top end of the ski pole with a finger-operable timing function therein, comprising: (a) stop watch means incorporating a timing function with an external, manually-operable control means, said control means being operably disposed below said stop watch means, said stop watch means being operably disposed and protectively mounted in the uppermost portion of the molded hand grip and exposed for ready visual readout by the skier; (b) a finger-operable trigger means operably disposed in the molded hand grip and protectively mounted therein; and (c) mechanical means secured to the ski pole for operatively linking the watch to the trigger means, whereby when the trigger means is actuated by the skier's finger, the mechanical means is actuated for controlling the timing function of the stop-watch timing function as desired by the skier.

Claim 3

The combination of claim 1 further including biasing means for the trigger means whereby the trigger means is outwardly biased away from the ski pole.

Claim 4

The combination of claim 2 wherein said biasing means is a spring biasing means.

Claim 5

The combination of claim 2 wherein said molded hand grip includes a stop limit means for preventing the biased trigger means from traveling therebeyond.

Claim 6

The combination of claim 1 wherein said stop-watch means includes an hour of the day function.

Claim 7

The combination of claim 1 wherein said stop-watch means is operably mounted on the molded ski pole hand grip at an operable viewing angle for the skier when the ski pole is disposed in a near parallel relationship with respect to the skier's body.

Claim 8

The combination of claim 1 wherein the mechanical means is operably disposed within the ski pole.

Claim 9

A combination ski pole with a molded hand grip for mounting on the top end of the ski pole with a finger-operable timing function therein, comprising: (a) stop watch means incorporating a timing function with an external, manually-operable control means, said stop watch means being operably disposed and protectively mounted in the upper portion of the molded hand grip; (b) a finger-operable trigger means operably disposed in the molded hand grip and protectively mounted therein; (c) mechanical means secured to the ski-pole for operatively linking the watch to the trigger means, whereby when the trigger means is actuated by the skier's finger, the mechanical means is actuated for controlling the timing function of the stop-watch timing function as desired by the skier, a transversely arranged rod adapted for lateral movement within the ski pole, said transversely arranged rod being operably engaged at one of its ends with the trigger means; and a longitudinally arranged pin adapted for longitudinal movement within the ski pole, said longitudinally arranged pin being operably engaged at one of its ends with the other end of the transversely arranged rod and operably engaged at the other end with the external manually operable timing function control means of the the stop watch means, so that when said transverse rod is actuated by the triggering means, the transverse rod moves the longitudinal pin upwardly causing said longitudinal pin to actuate the timing function of the stop watch means.

Claim 10

A combination ski pole with a molded hand grip for mounting on the top end of the ski pole with a finger-operable timing function therein, comprising: (a) stop watch means incorporating a timing function with an external, manually-operable control means, said stop watch means being operably disposed and protectively mounted in the upper portion of the molded hand grip; (b) a finger-operable trigger means operably disposed in the molded hand grip and protectively mounted therein; (c) mechanical means secured to the ski-pole for operatively linking the watch to the trigger means, whereby when the trigger means is actuated by the skier's finger, the mechanical means is actuated for controlling the timing function of the stop-watch timing function as desired by the skier, a transversely arranged rod adapted for lateral movement within the ski pole, said transversely arranged rod being operably engaged at one of its ends with the trigger means; and a longitudinally arranged pin adapted for longitudinal movement within the ski pole, said longitudinally arranged pin being operably engaged at one of its ends with the other end of the transversely arranged rod and operably engaged at the other end with the external manually operable timing function control means of the the stop watch means, so that when said transverse rod is actuated by the triggering means, the transverse rod moves the longitudinal pin upwardly causing said longitudinal pin to actuate the timing function of the stop watch means.

Claim 11

The combination of claim 8 wherein the transversely arranged rod and the longitudinally arranged pin are both spring biased.

Claim 12

The combination of claim 9 further comprising a spring-biased receptacle for receiving the end of the transversely arranged rod in the event that it should travel beyond the longitudinally arranged pin to maintain operative alignment therebetween.

Claim 13

The combination of claim 8 further comprising: (a) a hollow ski pole handle with a pair of oppositely-disposed apertures therein disposed adjacent to the upper end thereof; said mechanical means further including: a cylindrical body, the outer diameter of which is smaller than the inside diameter of the ski pole, said cylindrical body having a pair of oppositely-disposed, dual-diametered receptacles therein, the central portion of which extends into the central open portion of this cylindrical body, and further having a reduced diametered portion near one end of the cylindrical body; first guide means for said transversely-arranged rod, said guide means having an aperture therethrough wherein said rod is slideably disposed therethrough, said guide means having a triple diametered portion thereabout, wherein the smallest diametered portion is operably disposed within the smaller diametered portion of one of the dual-diametered receptacles within the ski pole; a first compression spring biasing means operably disposed between the bottom of the larger diametered portion of the dual-diametered receptacle wherein said rod is disposed, and the flange surface formed by the largest diametered portion of the guide means; second guide means for said transversely-arranged rod, said second guide means having an aperture therein alignably disposed opposite said aperture of said first guide means, and further having a triple diametered portion thereabout, wherein the smallest diametered portion of the other one of the two dual-diametered receptacles within the ski pole; a second compression spring biasing means operably disposed between the bottom of the larger diamtered portion o the other of said dual-diametered receptacle wherein said rod is sometimes disposed, and the flange surface formed by the largest diametered portion of the guide means; said longitudinally arranged pin, being adapted to move reciprocally within said smaller diametered portion of said cylindrical body, one end of said pin being operably engageable with said externally manually operable timing function control means of the stop watch means, the other end of said pin being operably engageable with said transversely-arranged rod such that said pin is caused to move into operable engagement with said externally manually operable timing function control means of the stop watch means; stop limit means for capturing said pin in said smaller diametered portion of said cylindrical body; and compression spring biasing means operably disposed about said pin to bias said pin towards said transversely-arranged rod to ensure operable engagement therewith when said transversely-arranged rod is moved by said triggering means.

Claim 14

The combination of claim 11 further comprising: (a) spring biasing means for said triggering means; and (b) stop limit means for said triggering means to limit the travel of the spring biased triggering means.

Claim 15

The combination of claim 11 further including: (a) spring biasing means for biasing said intermediately diametered portion of said first guide means outwardly and disposing said intermediately diametered portion into one of the oppositely-disposed apertures in said hollow ski pole handle; and (b) spring biasing means for biasing said intermediately diametered portion of said second guide means outwardly and disposing said intermediately diametered portion into the other one of said oppositely-disposed apertures in said hollow ski pole handle.

Claim 16

The combination of claim 13 wherein said triggering means is secured to the outwardly facing end of the transversely-arranged rod.

Claim 17

The combination of claim 8, wherein said stopwatch is mounted on a rearwardly-sloping portion of the ski pole handle so that when the ski pole is vertically disposed the face of the stopwatch is visually accessible to the skier.