Patent ID: 6357067
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A01B,A63B,B25D,B25F

Abstract:
A multipurpose ice ax for backcountry travel comprising:a head having a toothed pick at its first end and an adze at its second end with a shank therebetween; a hollow shaft having holes therein its upper end to internally receive said shank having matching holes therein and locked in place with pins, said shaft having holes therein its lower end for internally receiving a combined reversible spike saw having matching holes therein said spike saw comprising a spike and a saw; shock absorbing upper spacers having holes therein for connecting said shank of the head within said upper end of said shaft for reducing the shock of said shank against said shaft when the force of the head impacts snow and ice; lower spacers having holes therein for connecting and rigidly fixing said spike saw within said lower end of said shaft selected from the group consisting of rubber, plastic, steel and aluminum; means for reversing said spike saw to expose said spike or said saw as necessary; and a shovel blade having a blade portion and a sleeve like portion having holes therein carried separately from the integrated multipurpose ice ax and attachable to said lower end of said shaft by means of a shovel fastener inserted through matching holes of said shaft and said sleeve like portion while said spike saw is housed within said shaft with said spike exposed.