Patent ID: 6152491
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A63C,Y10S

Abstract:
A ski pole incorporating successive intermittent flashing and high-intensity lighting assemblies, the ski pole including an elongate and substantially cylindrical shaft terminating at a first end in a hand grip and at a second end in a spike engaging portion, said lighting assemblies comprising:a plurality of first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth individual and light emitting diode elements located at equidistant longitudinally spaced apart locations and at likewise equidistant circumferentially extending locations along the cylindrical shaft of the ski pole;a microprocessor operable connected in parallel to each of said plurality of individual lighting elements and capable of instructing each of said lighting elements to illuminate for a selected period of time, said microprocessor further comprising a 6035 chip-mounted board, a resistor and a capacitor;a battery source incorporated into the ski pole and capable of powering said microprocessor and said individual lighting elements, said battery source comprising a pair of AA alkaline batteries; andan on/off switch located in proximity to the hand grip and capable of activating/deactivating said microprocessor and said lighting elements, said on/off switch further comprising a push button located upon a top surface of the hand grip.