Patent ID: 7229101

Claim:
A stick, a trekking stick, a ski pole or a walking stick comprising: a first tubular part; a second tubular part; a handle cooperating with one of said first and said second tubular parts; a tip cooperating with an other one of said first and said second tubular parts; a guide sleeve supported in a rotationally fixed manner in said first tubular part; a damper rod axially fixed to said second tubular part, said damper rod axially guided within said guide sleeve; and a compression spring device compressed through axial cooperation with said guide sleeve and said damper rod to form a shock absorber, said compression spring device consisting essentially of a compression spring member having a first and a second axial end, a first elastomeric spring cooperating with said first axial end of said compression spring member, and a second elastomeric spring cooperating with said second axial end of said compression spring member, wherein said first elastomeric spring, said compression spring member, and said second elastomeric spring are connected in series.