Patent ID: 7797800

Claim:
A buckle for connecting a wrist strap to a handgrip of a pole used for sporting activities, comprising a body having opposing first and second jaws on which are disposed respective first and second sets of cooperative locking elements, wherein the locking elements are adapted to cooperate adjustably with a tape forming part of said wrist strap to fix a selectable length of the tape within the jaws, in order to retain said wrist strap at a selectable one of a plurality of different distances from said handgrip, wherein said first set of locking elements includes blunt-tipped projections adapted to engage selected through holes in the length of tape, wherein said first and second jaws include hook elements adapted to connect the first and second jaws together with the cooperative locking elements arranged therebetween, thereby creating a cavity between the first and second jaws containing said locking elements and forming an opening allowing insertion of said tape within the cavity.