| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5897408 |
Slalom water ski boots and releasable binding |
April 27, 1999 |
| A semi-rigid boot and releasable binding system for use on water skis. The semi-rigid boot provides lateral support to the ankle and lower leg of the water skier but allows the required flexibility in the fore/aft directions. The boots are non-releasably attached to the top surface of a |
| 5759664 |
Composite ski |
June 2, 1998 |
| An improved composite ski structure comprising a core with a successful layering of at least two alternately diagonally offset composite layers, covered by two outer longitudinal layers. Both the top and bottom surfaces of the core are layered in this fashion, and the composite layers ar |
| 5718792 |
Method for decorating ski pole shafts |
February 17, 1998 |
| A method for decorating a composite fiber/resin ski pole, by applying a pre-printed transfer sheet of sublimation ink graphics in a conforming fit around the resin surface of the shaft, heating the transfer sheet to transfer the graphics from the sheet to the surface of the ski pole shaf |
| 5538285 |
Ski pole shaft with rotating wing foil |
July 23, 1996 |
| A device for reducing wind resistance or drag on a ski pole shaft comprising a wing foil device rotatably mounted over a significant portion of a cylindrical ski pole shaft for self-aligning rotation about the shaft axis. In one embodiment the wing foil device is an essentially hollow, |
| 5516150 |
Ski glove/grip interlock system |
May 14, 1996 |
| A novel ski glove/grip interlock system is disclosed in which the ski pole grip is releasably attached to the glove in a manner to maintain it in proper reflexive grasping position with a preferred swing angle relative to the skier's hand. In one embodiment, a transverse lock bar is |
| 5503432 |
Tapered ski pole made of thermoplastic material |
April 2, 1996 |
| An improved fiber/resin composite tapered ski pole shaft and a method for making it. The shaft is hollow and is formed from a fiber/resin composite in which the resin is a thermoplastic material capable of being reheated and reformed. A straight, non-tapered, preformed shaft is heated at |
| 5470108 |
Ski pole grip assembly |
November 28, 1995 |
| A ski pole assembly and a ski pole and ski glove combination. The grip includes a central core member of a relatively hard low friction material and an outer sheath member of a relatively soft high friction material. The core member includes raised pads proximate the upper end of the gri |
| 5458372 |
Composite ski pole & method of making same |
October 17, 1995 |
| A lightweight, flexible ski pole which is virtually indestructible comprises a filament-reinforced, polymeric matrix composite shaft having a diameter of less than 0.5 inches and a tensile strength on the order of 140,000 psi or higher. The shaft is of three-layer construction, having a |
| 5312134 |
Ski glove/grip interlock system |
May 17, 1994 |
| A novel ski glove/grip interlock system is disclosed in which the ski pole grip is releasably attached to the glove in a manner to maintain it in proper reflexive grasping position with a preferred swing angle relative to the skier's hand. In one embodiment, a transverse lock bar is |
| 5294151 |
Composite ski pole |
March 15, 1994 |
| A lightweight, flexible ski pole which is virtually indestructible comprises a filament-reinforced, resin-matrix composite shaft having a diameter of about 0.05 in or less and a tensile strength of about 140,000 or higher. The shaft may be severely bent without damage or deformation. A |
| 5265911 |
Composite ski pole and method of making same |
November 30, 1993 |
| A lightweight, flexible ski pole which is virtually indestructible comprises a filament-reinforced, polymeric matrix composite shaft having a diameter of less than 0.5 inches and a tensile strength on the order of 140,000 psi or higher. The shaft is of three-layer construction, having a |
| 5024866 |
Composite ski pole and method of making same |
June 18, 1991 |
| A strong, lightweight, flexible ski pole and a method for making it. The ski pole comprises a filament-reinforced, resin-matrix composite shaft with anti-splinter material to prevent filament splinters from protruding from the outer surface of the shaft. In one embodiment, the shaft |
