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[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a ski pole grip, and more particularly to a ski pole grip assembly having changeable hand grip.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Typical ski pole grips are now widely made of plastic or rubber or synthetic materials that may not be comfortably grasped by the users as those ski pole grips made of cork materials. However, the cork materials includes a weak structure and may be easily damaged after use, such that the ski pole grips normally may not be made of the cork materials.
[0005] The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional ski pole grips.
[0006] The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a ski pole grip assembly having changeable hand grip for allowing the hand grip to be easily changed with the other ones.
[0007] The other objective of the present invention is to provide a ski pole grip assembly having an outer hand grip made of cork material for increasing or for facilitating the grasping of the hand grip.
[0008] In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a ski pole grip assembly comprising a hand grip including an orifice formed therein, a barrel engaged in the orifice of the hand grip, and including a chamber formed therein, and including a cavity formed therein, a ski pole including a first end engaged into the chamber of the barrel, an engaging strap including a portion engaged into the cavity of the barrel, and a shaft engaged through the barrel and extended through the cavity of the barrel, and engaged through the portion of the engaging strap for securing the engaging strap to the barrel. The engaging strap may thus be secured to the barrel instead of being secured to the hand grip, such that the barrel may sustain and resist most of the force of the engaging strap applied to the ski pole grip. The barrel is preferably made of stronger plastic, metal, composite, synthetic materials or the like.
[0009] The hand grip is preferably made of cork material for allowing the users to comfortably grasp or hold the ski pole grip. The barrel may be disengaged from the hand grip that is made of cork material and that has been damaged, and may be engaged into the other hand grip of cork materials or the like.
[0010] The hand grip includes an opening formed therein and aligned with the cavity of the barrel for receiving the portion of the engaging strap.
[0011] A cap is further provided and secured on top of the hand grip for enclosing the barrel in the hand grip. The cap is also preferably made of cork material for forming an integral cork hand grip assembly together with the hand grip.
[0012] The barrel includes an aperture formed therein and communicating with the cavity thereof for receiving the shaft.
[0013] The hand grip includes a through hole formed therein and communicating with the aperture and the cavity of the barrel for receiving the shaft.
[0014] The hand grip includes a bore formed therein for receiving the ski pole, the bore of the hand grip includes an inner diameter smaller than that of the orifice of the hand grip for forming an inner peripheral shoulder between the bore and the orifice of the hand grip and for engaging with the barrel.
[0015] Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of a detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to accompanying drawings.
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[0020] Referring to the drawings, and initially to FIGS.
[0021] A barrel
[0022] A cap
[0023] The hand grip
[0024] As best shown in
[0025] Alternatively, the shaft
[0026] Accordingly, the ski pole grip assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a changeable hand grip for allowing the hand grip to be easily changed with the other ones. The outer hand grip of the ski pole grip may be made of cork material for increasing or for facilitating the grasping of the hand grip.
[0027] Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.