CS661089A3 - Device for connecting handle, particularly of ski-stick with a skier hand - Google Patents

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a device for connecting a handle, in particular a ski pole, to a skier's hand. Conventional ski pole handles are provided with a coarse end loop, such as a belt. The skier runs through this loop and grips both the handle and the two branch loops so that the loop passes over his wrist.

It is known that the use of a ski pole with a loop is dangerous in the event of a skier falling, while when the skier opens his fingers, the stick falls out while still hanging by a loop on the wrist.

It has already been proposed to connect this loop to the handlebar in a releasable manner, either for safety, as described in French Pat. No. 2,267,131a in German Pat. No. 2,656,814, or in order to control the loop length as disclosed in French Pat. No. 1,578,418 and German Patent No. 2,906,312, or, finally, to form an anti-theft system as described in U.S. Pat. However, the disadvantages associated with using a loop at the end of a ski pole are not eliminated by these solutions. In U.S. Pat. No. 4,653,121, it is proposed to connect to the upper end of the ski glove the end of one belt and the end of the second belt to the handle of the ski pole, whereby these belts can be joined when lying on each other. However, such a connection method cannot withstand the vertical tension applied in the direction of tension and thus, the two strips can be disengaged during use. Bring. in fact, the dossier does not actually propose an actual coupling device. The purpose of the invention is to omit the loop at the end of the ski pole and to directly connect the handle to the skier's hand in a sufficiently rigid manner so that the handle is sufficiently firmly grasped by the skier's hands, so that the skier's hand and the ski-handle handle can swing in the skier's direction.

The device for connecting the handle, in particular the ski, to the hand of the user has a resilient member that can be firmly attached to the hand of the user and has a portion that covers the skirts between the thumb and forefinger. According to the invention, the coupling device has a connecting piece that projects downward and a retaining mechanism, one of which is mounted on the handle and the other on the flexible member in that portion which lies between the index finger and the thumb. According to the invention, the retaining mechanism has means for securing the protruding protrusion so as to fasten the resilient element by hand to the handle, and a control member that acts on the securing means to release the coupling and to separate the handle from the skier's hand carrying the resilient member. Preferably, the coupling piece and the holding mechanism are arranged such that, when engaged, the resilient member and the handle are supported against each other in the coupling region.

Advantageously, the connecting piece may comprise a locking member which allows it to be released when the stress between the member and the locking device reaches a predetermined value. '' ί Ui-λ

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The retaining mechanism can be held in engagement with the coupling by the action of a spring. The device according to the invention may further comprise a movable support member which is capable of moving in the direction of the abutment surface, the protruding connecting member engaging between said abutment portion and the abutment surface. The device may comprise, according to the invention, a hook that can engage the opening of the protruding connecting rod. The hook and / or tongue may have a bearing surface which is inclined relative to the locking direction, the holding mechanism may comprise a guide into which the coupling part engages and ensures its correct position. According to the invention, the coupling part can be formed by a protruding U-shaped ring. The support member or hook can be held in engagement with the holding mechanism by means of a lever that blocks them.

According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the connecting part is mounted on the spring element, while the holding mechanism is fixed on the handle. The resilient element may be, for example, a glove or thumb glove provided with reinforcing parts to which a connecting piece is attached. However, this resilient member may also be formed by a belt that passes through the skier's hand and extends between the thumb and forefinger of the skier's hand.

According to a variant of the invention, the upper portion of the grease rod has a recess into which the side channel opens, and a retaining mechanism is provided in the recess. The connecting piece may pass through this side channel and may thus cooperate with the holding mechanism within the recess. - 5 -

The inlet portion of this side channel may break outwardly and a portion of the connector portion adjacent to the resilient member may engage therein. The subject of the invention is also a flexible member, for example a glove, and a stick handle, which is provided with a fastening device according to the invention.

The invention will be explained with reference to the several embodiments shown in the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the first device according to the invention in a locked position of a ski glove and a ski pole handle; Figure 2 is an analogous view but in the unlocked position of the holding device; FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the handle of FIG. 1, wherein the fastening device is in the locked position; FIG. 5 of the device according to the second variant, in the locking position between the ski handle handle and the skier's hand; Fig. 6 is a view analogous to Fig. 5, but in which the fastening device is in the unlocked position, Fig. 7 is a top view of the handle of the ski pole of Fig. 5, Fig. 8 is a horizontal cutter of Fig. 5, wherein the fastening device is in a locking position Fig. 9 shows a third embodiment of the fastening device according to the invention in the locked position between the handle of the ski pole and the hand guard, fig. Fig. 9 shows a third embodiment of the fastening device, but in the unlocked position, Fig. 11 is a top plan view of Fig. 9, Fig. 12 is a horizontal cross-section of the handle of Figs. 13 to 17 illustrate several embodiments of a resilient member of a fastening device according to the invention for connecting a user ' s hand and a handle bar.

Figures 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a coupling device 1 for connecting a ski handle handle 2 and a hand 4 to a skier.

In this embodiment, the handle 2 has a bulged middle portion 5 and four recesses 6 for four finger rings on the front side. At the upper end of the handle 2 is the upper reinforcement T. and at the lower end the lower reinforcement 8. In addition to the lower end, the handle 2 has a longitudinal blind hole 9 into which the upper end of the ski pole IQ is inserted. In the upper part of the handle 2, the recess 11 is open upwardly into which the lateral channel 12 extends forwards, just below the upper reinforcement J. The recess 11 and the side channel 12 have vertical walls 13, 14 and a horizontal bottom 15 in the example shown.

The coupling device 11 has a retaining mechanism 16 which is located in the recess 11 of the handle 2. the retaining mechanism 16 consists of a plate-shaped support member 17 which extends with a gap from the bottom 15 above it and whose front end is mounted on the transverse axis 18. The ends of the transverse axis are supported by vertical walls 13, 14 of the recess 11. - in the front part of the recess 11, pushes the free end of the plate 17 away from the bottom 19. The holding mechanism 16 further comprises a lever-shaped control unit 20 located above the plate 17. The control section 20 is mounted on a transverse axis 21 whose ends are the recesses 11 of the handle 2 are accommodated in the vertical walls 13, 14, and the transverse axis 21 of the actuating part 20 is positioned 0a by the transverse axis 1 of the plate 17. The operating part 20 has two arms 22, 23 which are approximately perpendicular to each other.

The actuating member 20 is formed and mounted such that when the first leg 22 is horizontal it faces forward and abuts the front edge of the recess 11, its front end extending over this edge, the second leg 23 facing downward and holding the pedestal 17 in a position parallel to the recess bottom. 11. The support point here lies slightly behind the transverse axis 21 of the control dial 20. This position, shown in FIG. 1, is a locking position.

When the first limb 22 swings upwardly into the recess 11, the second limb 23 faces forward and the peg 17 lies with a gap from the bottom 11a of the recess 11, since the flat spring 19 swivels upwardly about the transverse axis 18. ' Fig. 2 is an unlocked position.

The coupling device 1 further comprises a connecting portion 24 which is connected to the elastic member 24, which is in turn firmly connected to the skier's hand 4 and extends between its thumb and the indexer. The connecting piece 24 is formed in the illustrated example by a tongue that extends from the hand region 4, the intermediate pad and the index finger.

To connect the handle 2 of the ski pole J to the hand 4 which supports the resilient member 25, the skier rotates the actuating member 20 so that the holding mechanism 16 is in the unlocked position. As shown in Fig. 2, the connecting portion 24 then passes through the lateral channel 12a and slides it into the recess 11 of the handle 2 between the lower flat of the plate 17 and the bottom 15 of the recess 11. Then it grips the palm of the middle part of the handle 5. With the connecting piece 24 resting against the surface of the handle 2, which surrounds the side channel 12, the skier adjusts the holding mechanism 16 to the locking position by tilting forward the first arm 22 of the actuating part 20. In this locking position, the arm of the fig. 1, the tongue-shaped connecting piece 24 is clamped

Z between the lower surface of the plate 17 and the bottom 15 of the recess 11. Although the grip can be gripped, the handle 2 can be hung on its hand by means of the connecting piece 24 even though it releases this grip.

To reliably engage, the lower surface of the plate 17 is provided with the illustrated embodiment of the teeth 17a, which firmly holds the connecting part 24. To separate the handle 2 from the hand 4, the ski lifts the first arm 22 of the actuating part 20 and thus moves the retaining mechanism 16 to the unlocked position in which the connecting part 24 in the shape of a tongue released

5 to 8 show a second embodiment of a coupling device 26 according to the invention for connecting the handle 27 of the ski pole 28 to the hand 29 of the skier. The handle 27, which is similar to the handle 2 of the first embodiment, has an upwardly extending recess 30 at the upper end, which is limited by two longitudinal walls 31, 32 and a horizontal bottom 33. The side channel 34, which leads to the recess 30, it is widened to the rear to its entrance end.

In this case, the coupling device 26 comprises a retaining element formed by a longitudinal lever 39 which is movable about the transverse member 36. The ends of the transverse axis 36 are fixed in the walls 31, 32 of the recess 30. extends forwardly beyond the front edge of the recess 30, and the retaining arm 38, which extends in the rearward direction and has a protrusion 39 at its end, whose longitudinal cross-section of the V-shaped tip facing downwards. The flat spring 40, fixed to the rear of the upper reinforcement 41 of the handle 27, presses on the upper side of the retaining arm 38 of the longitudinal lever 39 so that the lower end of the protrusion 39 abuts the bottom 33 of the recess 30.

Furthermore, the coupling device 26 has a connecting piece 42 which is fixedly connected to the flexible member 43 mounted on the skier's hands29. The connecting piece 42 extends forwardly from the area of the hand 29 between the thumb and the index finger. At the end, the ring has a U-shaped shape, which has a transverse branch 44.

When the skier wants to suspend the handle 27 on the elastic member 10w - 10 - connected by the hands of the skier 29, the skier presses the front end of the control arm 37 of the longitudinal lever 351 thereby elevating the protrusion 39 'arranged at the rear end of the retaining arm 38. This unlocked position 6 is then pushed forward into the side channel 34 of the handle 27 until the connecting piece 42 comes into contact with the walls of the wall 34. The cross member 44 of the connecting piece 42 is in this situation inside the recess 30 between the longitudinal lever 34 and bottom 33 " Then the skier releases the longitudinal lever 22 ' which swivels under the action of the flat spring 40 so that its protrusion 39 engages the transverse branch 44 of the connecting piece 42 ' This locked position of the handle 27 and the flexible member 43 attached to the hand Figure 5 shows the skier.

Since the rear side of the protrusion 39 of the longitudinal lever 22 is inclined forward and downward, the skier can also insert the connecting piece 42 into the side channel 21 and push it forward so that the transverse branch 44 of the longitudinal lever 22 passes below the protrusion 39a to hang under it, while retaining the arm 38 moves upward and then downwardly causes the spring 40. In this case, it is not necessary to press the control arm 37 »To release the handle 27, the skier advances

Conversely. Pressing the control arm 37 of the longitudinal lever 22 ' and P releasing the transverse branch 44 of the connector 42 extends the connector 42 from the side channel 34 of the handle 27 "

Since the front of the protrusion 39 is inclined forward and downward when the force between the coupling member 42 and the longitudinal lever 22 exceeds a predetermined value, the branch 44 swivels upwardly the protrusion 39 upward against the force of the spring 40, so as to release it 29 from the handle 27 This link is a security measure.

9 to 12 show a third embodiment of a connecting device 49 of the handle 46 of the ski pole 47 and the hand of the skidder 48. In this example, the handle 46 is straight and its upper end 49 is slightly curved forward and has a recess 50 which is limited by two vertical In the recess 40, the channel 53 having an enlarged mouth is arranged in the region connecting the vertical and curved portions at the upper end 49 of the housing 46.

In this case, the coupling device 45 consists of a holding mechanism 21 whose structure is comparable to the holding mechanism 16 of the embodiment described in FIGS. 1 to 4. The holding mechanism 54 consists of a hook 55 which extends above the bottom 58 of the recess 50 and corresponds to the functions of the plate. 17 of the first exemplary embodiment. Its front end is pivoted on a transverse axis 56, the ends of which are located in the vertical walls 51, 52 of the recess 50, and its rear end is provided with a projection 57 which faces downwardly and can be supported by the recess 50. Leaf spring 22 Embedded in the bottom 58 protrudes 50, presses on the hook 55 '' and pushes it away from the bottom 58. The retaining mechanism 54 further comprises an actuating member 60 mounted pivotably on the axis 61, the ends of which are also accommodated - 12fee walls 51, 52 The actuating member 60, which corresponds to the actuating member 20 of the first embodiment, has two arms, of which the actuating arm 62 permits movement of the actuating member 60a and the support arm 63 abuts the upper side of the hook 15 and carries the poured axle pulley.

In addition, the coupling device 45 comprises a connecting portion 65 which is supported by a resilient member 66 connected to the arm 48 of the piston and has the same structure as the connecting piece 42 described in connection with FIGS. go handle 46 and the front end has a transverse branch 67 "

When the skier wants to hang the ski pole handle 46, the resilient member 66 coupled to his hand 48 raises the first control arm 62 of the actuator member 60 so that it lifts the pulley 64 mounted on the support arm 63 »The hook 55 swivels upward by the action of the leaf spring 59 . This unlocked position is depicted in FIG. 10. The rake then slides the connecting portion 65 carried by the resilient member 66 coupled to its hand 48 into the channel 22 so that the transverse branch 67 comes under the hook 55 in the recess 50. 62 of the actuating member 60, thereby lowering the follower 64 which abuts the upper side of the hook 55, and the projection 57 engages the transverse branch 67 of the connector 65a abutting the bottom 58 of the recess 50. This locked position is shown in FIG. 9.

The actuating member 60 is provided with an elongated hole 68,

In addition, the control member 60 carries a leaf spring 69 which presses on the transverse axis 61 in the sense of - 13 - pressing the roller 64 onto the upper side of the hook 55. This construction, as in the example of FIG. to 8, the security arrangement: when the force between the coupling portion 65a of the hook 55 exceeds a predetermined value, the transverse branch 67 of the connecting piece 65 acts on the projection 57 of the hook 59 with the force directed upward, pivoting the hook 59 upwards and thus displacing the control 60 against the leaf spring 69 upwards, thereby releasing the coupling element 65. Referring now to FIG. 13, a flexible member 25 of a coupling device 11 will be described in more detail, which has been explained with reference to FIGS. 1-4.

The resilient member 25 is placed on the skier's glove 70 and passes through the palm and back of the glove 70, and around the skirt of the wearer, it covers a portion of the hand between the thumb 71 and the index finger 72 and is wound around the thumb 71. > 75. which are linked together. The branch 21 extending around the wrist has two ends 22 ', 77 which are connected to the aperture 78 so as to regulate the pressure by which the elastic member 25 on the glove 70 and thus the skier's hand will act. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the connecting piece 24 can be formed by folding and extending the branch 73 of the elastic member 25. In the embodiment of FIG. fastened in several places on the outside of the glove by 70 stiffeners 79 sewn on the glove 70a. In particular, it is a stiffener 22 which covers the area between the thumb 71a and the index finger 72a-14 - the glove 70a and has an opening 80 through which the protruding connecting portion 24a passes. In the example of FIG. lying in the palm of the hand and on the back of the glove 70d fully engaged with the handle 70b, which is provided with a reinforcement 81 with a slot 82 through which protrudes the connecting portion 24b. In the embodiment of Fig. 16, a resilient member 25 is provided which is provided with a plate 83 which covers the palm of the glove 70c and has a curved edge 84 covering the lateral seam of the glove 70c. The plate 83 is an elongated portion that extends between the thumb 71c and the index finger 72c of the glove 70c and forms the connecting piece 24c. Below this connecting piece 27c. The plate 83 has slots 86 through which the retaining strip 87 passes. This retaining strip 87 is guided around the wrist and is provided with elements (not shown) for regulating its length.

Resilient members 43 and 66, which bear the coupling parts 42 and 65 of the examples described in connection with Figures 5 to 8; 9 to 12 may be of the same design as the resilient member 25 described in FIGS. 13 to 16. In FIG. 17, a flexible member 43 formed by a belt having the same embodiment as in FIG. The elastic member 43 carries in the area between the thumb 7da the index finger 72d the glove 70d the fastener 42-15.

In general, the connecting portions 28, 42 and 65 may be formed in one piece or be attached to the elastic members carrying them in any way. They can be made of linen, plastic, rubber, can be reinforced or metallic. For example, they may be riveted, sewn, press-fit or otherwise fastened to the resilient members carrying them, or may have fixing slots for the passage of resilient members.

It goes without saying that the invention is not limited to the examples described and that various variations are possible within the scope of the invention.

Claims (22)

& 4 (3 ~ 4 - 16 - PATENT NATIONALS 1. A device for joining a handle, in particular a ski Λ stick, with a skier's hand, by means of a resilient member which, in part, overlaps a portion of the hand between the thumb and forefinger indicated. in that it comprises a protruding connecting portion (24) and a retaining mechanism (16), one of which is mounted on the handle (2) and the second on the resilient member (25) in the portion extending between the thumb and forefinger, ) comprises a gripping part (17) for the connecting part (24) for connecting the flexible member (26) carried by the hand with the handle (2) and an actuating part (20) acting on the gripping part to release the connecting part ( 24) separating the hand grip carrying the resilient member. 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting part (24) and the holding mechanism (16) are arranged so that the spring element (25) is supported on the handle (2) in the locked position. 3. Apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a safety device (40) for releasing the connecting piece (42) and the force between the connecting part (42 and the receiving part (35) exceeding a predetermined value). Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the protruding connecting part (24) is designed as a tongue. Device according to one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the retaining part (35) is held in engagement with the connecting piece (42) by a spring (40). Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the retaining part consists of a supporting part (17) which is movable with respect to the supporting surface (15), the protruding connecting part (24) fitting between the supporting part (17) and supporting surface (15) Device according to one of Claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the retaining part consists of a hook (35) which engages with the opening in the connecting part (44). 8. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that the hook (35) and / or the tongue has a supporting surface (57) inclined with respect to the locking direction. Apparatus according to one of Claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the retaining mechanism comprises a guide (34) into which the protruding connecting part (42) falls and which secures its position. A resilient member according to one of Claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the connecting piece is formed by a U-shaped ring (44). Apparatus according to one of Claims 6 to 8, characterized in that the supporting part or hook can be held in engagement with the connecting part by means of the actuating part (20). 12. Apparatus according to one of claims 1 to 9 and 11, characterized in that the connecting part is supported by a resilient member and the holding mechanism is mounted on the handle. - 18 13. Apparatus according to claim 12, characterized in that the upper part of the handle (2) is provided with a recess (11) into which the retaining mechanism (16) is mounted in the concave (12) and the retaining part (11). 24), the passageway (12) can engage the retaining mechanism (16) in the selection (11). 14. Apparatus according to claim 13, characterized in that the inlet opening of the channel (12) extends outwardly and is intended to engage the engaging portion of the connector (42) adjacent to the elastic member (43). A resilient member intended to be coupled to a user's hand, for example a glove, or a thumb glove or belt, and provided with a portion that overlaps the area of the hand between the thumb and index finger, characterized in that the elastic member portion is provided with a connector (24) ) intended to cooperate with a retaining mechanism (16) mounted on a handle (2), in particular a ski pole (3), for releasably engaging the handle (3) and the arm supporting the elastic member (25). A resilient member according to claim 15, characterized in that the connecting part (24) is formed by a tongue. Flexible member according to claim 15, characterized in that the connecting part consists of a U-shaped ring having a transverse branch (44). A resilient member according to any one of claims 15 to 17, characterized in that it is provided with stiffeners (81) to which a connecting piece is attached. • 19 - 19. A ski-stick handle, characterized in that it is provided in the upper part with a releasable holding mechanism cooperating with the connecting part (24) mounted on the flexible member (25), which can be connected to the skier's hand, where the holding mechanism (16) it comprises a retaining part (17) for the connecting part (24) for connecting the elastic member (25) carried by the hand and the handle, and further comprises an actuating part (20) which can act on the engagement member for releasing the connecting part (24) and for separation hand grips. Handle according to claim 19, characterized in that a recess (11) is provided in the upper portion, into which the lateral duct (12) opens and in which the retaining mechanism (16) is mounted, and the connecting portion (24) can pass through the duct (12). for engagement with the engagement portion in the recess (11). Handle according to claim 19 or 20, characterized in that the engagement part comprises a supporting part (17) movable relative to the surface (15) of the handle (2), the connecting part (24) being able to engage with said surface (15) ) and the support part (17) and the operating part are formed by an operating lever acting on the support part. 22. Handle according to one of items 19 to 21, characterized in that the retaining mechanism comprises a locking element (4) for releasing the connecting part (42) when the force between it and the engaging part (35) reaches a predetermined value, while the part is formed by a spring (40) acting on the retaining part (35).