Patent ID: 9375631
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A63C,E05B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A ski pole locking device comprising: a pole ring comprising a first moveable arm and a second moveable arm, wherein the first moveable arm comprises a button head, wherein the second moveable arm comprises a button head cavity, wherein the pole ring comprises a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the closed configuration comprises the button head circumscribed by the button head cavity, wherein the open configuration comprises a non-planar unlocked position of an upper edge of the first movable arm and an upper edge of the second moveable arm, wherein the button head is not circumscribed by the button head cavity; a fixed hole provided by the second movable arm, the fixed hole communicating to the button head cavity; the button head having a curved surface and a flat surface, and wherein the button head is deformable between a non-deformed condition and a deformed condition by urging the curved surface against the fixed hole, and wherein the fixed hole is dimensioned to not receive the non-deformed condition; and a lock ring comprising a closed ring configuration.