Patent ID: 6898824

Claim:
A stick with a shock-absorber, comprising: an elongated member, which is associated with a movable member with the interposition of a shock-absorbing member; a means for activating and deactivating said shock-absorbing member and adapted to determine a first shock-absorbing condition and a second condition in which shock-absorbing is disabled, said movable member comprising a grip body adapted to be gripped by a user, said shock-absorbing member and said activation and deactivation means being arranged substantially at said grip body, said activation and deactivation means including at least one slot formed in one of said elongated member and said movable member and further including a pin rigidly coupled to the other of said elongated member and said movable member, said pin traversing said slot, said slot including a first region in which said pin slides freely to accommodate relative motion of said elongated member and said movable member and a second region in which sliding of said pin is limited and relative motion of said elongated member and said movable member is substantially prevented, said slot being provided between said first region and said second region with a cam for inhibiting a relative rotation of said elongated member and said movable member and thereby releasably locking said activation and deactivation means in said second condition.