Patent ID: 6491323
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: A63C

Abstract:
A ski pole handle assembly comprising:(a) an elongated body adapted to axially engage an upper portion of a ski pole wherein the upper portion of the ski pole is substantially aligned with a shaft of the ski pole; (b) a hand grip pivotable between pull and push positions, said hand grip having upper and lower end portions, said upper end portion being pivotably connected to a free end of said elongated body; (c) a hand grip return mechanism for urging said hand grip from said push position to said pull position; and, (d) means for resisting the pivot motion of said hand grip between said pull and push positions, said means comprising a spring housed within a cavity of said elongated body, and a plunger disposed between said spring and said upper end portion of said hand grip for displacement within said cavity by the pivoting of said hand grip from said pull position.