Ski pole and guard

摘要

A ski pole hand guard is intended to be mounted on a ski pole directly below the hand grip. This hand guard includes a pole attachment member and a cup-shaped, almost semi-circular guard member which surrounds the hand grip in an arc of less than 180 DEG and projects outwardly slightly beyond the normal distance needed to clear a skier's ski glove. A top flange member extends from the top edge of the guard member inwardly towards the center line of the ski pole. The hand guard structure is constructed of durable, impact resistant material and is rigidly attached to the pole attachement member. When in use, the skier grasps the ski pole hand grip as normal and has the first joint of his thumb and the first, second and third joints of his fingers within the bounds of the guard member and flange memner. The hand guard sufficiently surrounds a skier's hand to retain it during the initial fall reflex and protect it from the impact of the initial contact made during a normal fall. It is sufficiently small to reduce the possibility of wrist injury and to allow easy hand release.