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Walking and skiing aid
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-12-05
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Granted: 1990-09-25
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Expires: 2008-12-05
Abstract
Abstract A walking and skiing aid is disclosed. The invention provides a tapered, elongate rod having a ground engaging tip end and an upper gripping end. The gripping end is canted forwardly and turned inwardly so that the alignment of the user's wrist is in an osteologically correct position. Additionally, the lower ground engaging tip is canted forwardly to provide for a longer duration of ground engagement while utilizing the walking and skiing aid. Additional embodiments for skiing, walking, and geriatric use are also disclosed.
Inventors
- 👤 Hal J. Dale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 14:38
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63C; A63C11/00; A63C11/22; A45; A45B; A45B9/00; A45B9/04; A45C; A45C13/00; A45C13/001
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A walking and skiing aid comprising: an elongated rod having a handgrip adapted to be held in one of the right or left hand by a person having a direction of travel, said rod further having a n upper end portion, a middle portion, and a lower end portion, and wherein said upper end portion is angled forwardly relative to said direction of travel and canted inwardly towards said person from said middle portion when said hand grip is held in said one of said right or left hand and said lower end portion is angled forwardly towards said direction of travel when said hand grip is held in said one of said right or left hand.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A walking and skiing aid comprising: an elongated rod having a handgrip adapted to be held in one of the right or left hand by a person having a direction of travel, said rod further having a n upper end portion, a middle portion, and a lower end portion, and wherein said upper end portion is angled forwardly relative to said direction of travel and canted inwardly towards said person from said middle portion when said hand grip is held in said one of said right or left hand and said lower end portion is angled forwardly towards said direction of travel when said hand grip is held in said one of said right or left hand.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 1 wherein said elongate rod is tapered toward said lower end portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 1 wherein said handgrip is further provided with a wrist engaging adjustable strap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 1 wherein said forward angle of said upper end portion and said lower portion from said middle portion is from approximately 10 degrees to 20 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of said middle portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 1 wherein said inwardly canted portion is approximately from between 5 degrees and 15 degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis of said middle portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 1 further comprising a ground engaging point attached to said lower end portion.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 6 wherein said ground engaging tip is comprised of hardened steel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 6 wherein said ground engaging portion is comprised of resilient material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim l further comprising a snow engaging basket attached to said lower end portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A walking and skiing aid as described in claim 1 further comprising a snow engaging ski basket attached to said lower end portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
136 words
A walking and skiing aid comprising: a first and second elongated rods each having a handgrip adapted to be held in one of the right or left hand by a person having a direction of travel said elongated rods each having an upper portion end portion, a middle portion, and a lower end portion, and wherein said upper end portion of each rod is angled forwardly towards said direction of travel and canted inwardly toward said person with respect to said middle portion when each said hand grip is held in said one of said right or left hands, and further wherein each said lower end portion is angled forwardly form said middle portion with respect to said direction of travel when said hand grips are held in said one of said right or left hands.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
136 words
A walking and skiing aid comprising: a first and second elongated rods each having a handgrip adapted to be held in one of the right or left hand by a person having a direction of travel said elongated rods each having an upper portion end portion, a middle portion, and a lower end portion, and wherein said upper end portion of each rod is angled forwardly towards said direction of travel and canted inwardly toward said person with respect to said middle portion when each said hand grip is held in said one of said right or left hands, and further wherein each said lower end portion is angled forwardly form said middle portion with respect to said direction of travel when said hand grips are held in said one of said right or left hands.
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