Pole handle

Abstract

A pole handle (1), for walking sticks and the like, having a handle body (3) and a hook-like device (14) for fastening a hand strap or of a glove. A displaceable latch-in structure (7) is arranged in the region of the hook-like device (14) such that a eyelet-form device (42), which is provided on the hand strap or glove and is pushed into the hook-like device (14) essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device (14) with self-latching action. The pole handle (1) does not have any structure that can displace or free the latch-in structure (7), such that an eyelet-form device (42) pushed into the hook-like device (14) can be removed from a confined region (15) in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand strap or glove being separated from the pole handle (1) in the process.

Claims

1. A pole handle, having a handle body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device, wherein displaceable latch-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, which is provided on the hand-retaining device and is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action, wherein the hook-like device is arranged in the upper region of the pole handle, on the hand side, wherein the hook-like device comprises a retaining protuberance or retaining pin, which is offset from the handle body in the direction of the hand side, an upwardly open introduction slot being formed in the process, or is arranged in the form of an incision in the handle body, wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a restraining nose, which, in the braced position, defines in the downward direction a region for the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, said region being confined counter to a force, and wherein the pole handle does not have any means which can displace or free the latch-in means such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device pushed into the hook-like device can be removed from the confined region in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand-retaining device being separated from the pole handle in the process wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a locking pin which can be displaced along a displacement direction counter to a restoring force, and wherein the locking pin is braced against the retaining protuberance and/or against an inner stop in the handle body, and a front region of the locking pin projects into the introduction slot, or the incision, and delimits the confined region in the upward direction, and a rear region in the handle body is mounted in a displaceable manner in an aperture wherein, at least in the front region, the locking pin has a diameter ranging from 1-8 mm and wherein a separate fastening block with the retaining protuberance, locking pin and guide for the locking pin, is fastened in an immovable manner in an aperture of the handle body.

2. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the restoring force is ensured by a spring, provided in the aperture.

3. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pole handle extends along a pole axis, wherein the introduction slot, or the incision, defines an introduction direction, which runs essentially parallel to the pole axis, and wherein a displacement direction of the locking pin in relation to the retaining protuberance encloses an angle of less than 90° with the upwardly directed pole-axis direction.

4. The pole handle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the angle ranges from 60-85°.

5. The pole handle as claimed in claim 3, wherein the angle ranges from 70-80° or ranges from 72-77°.

6. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the force by which the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device can be fastened on the pole handle is smaller or greater than the force which is necessary to release the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device from the pole handle.

7. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tip of the locking pin, said tip being directed toward the retaining protuberance, has a dome-shaped or hemispherical rounding.

8. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the locking pin mounted in a displaceable manner, in the form of a cylindrical pin, in the handle body such that, in the region adjacent to the introduction slot, or incision, the front region is guided in a cylindrical guide aperture which widens in the direction of the interior of the handle body, a step being formed in relation to the aforementioned aperture in the process.

9. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening block has a through-passage opening for the locking pin, said through-passage opening being closed on the rear side of the fastening block via a closure peg.

10. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening block has two through-passage openings running transversely to the pole axis, and is fastened in the aperture in the handle body using corresponding transverse pins, wherein at least one of the transverse pins serves, in addition, to fasten a covering cap, which delimits the handle head at least to some extent in the upward direction.

11. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pole handle has a lower handle-body region, the latter forming a lower gripping region of the pole handle and having an aperture for a pole shaft at the lower end, and also has a head region, wherein the head region has a widened portion at the front, said widened portion merging essentially smoothly, in the front pole-handle region, into the upper gripping region, wherein, in the front pole-handle region, the widened portion is formed with an overhang, which projects beyond the gripping region as seen in the direction of travel, and wherein the overhang is more than 50% of an average extent of the gripping region in the direction of travel, and a section plane of the head region which is defined by a foremost tip of the widened portion and by a transverse axis of the head region which is arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis of the pole and transversely to the direction of travel, and is arranged where the head region is widest, as measured transversely to the direction of travel and transversely to the longitudinal axis of the pole, is angled from the longitudinal axis of the pole by an obtuse angle ranging from 90-135 degrees.

12. A pole, comprising: a pole handle as claimed in claim 1, a pole shaft, which is in one piece or, for adjustment in accordance with requirements, in more than one piece, and a pole tip, alone or in combination with a hand-retaining, with a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, which is provided on the hand-retaining device.

13. The pole according to claim 12 in the form of a walking stick, trekking pole, ski pole, cross-country ski pole or Nordic walking pole.

14. The pole handle according to claim 1 for walking sticks, trekking poles, ski poles, cross-country ski poles and Nordic walking poles.

15. The pole handle according to claim 1, wherein said hand-retaining device is in the form of a hand strap or of a glove.

16. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the restoring force is ensured by a helical spring, provided in the aperture, wherein the helical spring engages at least to some extent around an end portion of the locking pin which is directed toward the pole handle.

17. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tip of the locking pin, said tip being directed toward the retaining protuberance, has a dome-shaped or hemispherical rounding, and wherein the tip, in the rest state, is in contact with the retaining protuberance or is spaced apart from the retaining protuberance by no more than 1 mm, or no more than 0.5 mm or 0.2 mm.

18. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein, in the front region and in the rear region, the locking pin has a diameter ranging from 2-6 mm, or ranging from 3-5 mm.

19. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening block has a through-passage opening for the locking pin, said through-passage opening being closed on the rear side of the fastening block via a closure peg, made of plastic or metal, and/or wherein the fastening block has a guide cylinder for the locking pin and also at least one through-hole, or blind-hole openings, running transversely to the direction of travel.

20. The pole handle as claimed in claim 1, wherein the fastening block has two through-passage openings running transversely to the pole axis, and is fastened in the aperture in the handle body using corresponding transverse pins, wherein the transverse pin arranged further upward in the direction of the handle head, serves, in addition, to fasten a covering cap, which delimits the handle head at least to some extent in the upward direction, the covering cap having fastening arms with through-passage openings for the corresponding transverse pin, and wherein, from at least in the outwardly exposed region, the covering cap can be provided with a non-slip and/or soft coating or consists of a corresponding non-slip and/or soft material.

21. A method for assembling a pole handle having a handle body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device, wherein displaceable latch-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, which is provided on the hand-retaining device and is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action, wherein the hook-like device is arranged in the upper region of the pole handle, on the hand side, wherein the hook-like device comprises a retaining protuberance or retaining pin, which is offset from the handle body in the direction of the hand side, an upwardly open introduction slot being formed in the process, or is arranged in the form of an incision in the handle body, wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a restraining nose, which, in the braced position, defines in the downward direction a region for the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, said region being confined counter to a force, and wherein the pole handle does not have any means which can displace or free the latch-in means such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device pushed into the hook-like device can be removed from the confined region in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand-retaining device being separated from the pole handle in the process wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a locking pin which can be displaced along a displacement direction counter to a restoring force, and wherein the locking pin is braced against the retaining protuberance and/or against an inner stop in the handle body, and a front region of the locking pin projects into the introduction slot, or the incision, and delimits the confined region in the upward direction, and a rear region in the handle body is mounted in a displaceable manner in an aperture and wherein a separate fastening block with the retaining protuberance, locking pin and guide for the locking pin, is fastened in an immovable manner in an aperture of the handle body wherein in said method the locking pin is pushed into the fastening block, from a rear side of the latter, into the aperture and also a spring is pushed in, together or one after the other, and the aperture is closed on the rear side by a closure peg, then the fastening block is inserted into the aperture of the handle body of the pole handle, then a covering cap is inserted, essentially closing off the definitive surface of the handle body in the process, and then transverse pins are used to fasten the fastening block and covering cap, provided that one of the transverse pins can also be inserted prior to the covering cap being fitted.

22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the locking pin is pushed into the fastening block, from the rear side of the latter, into the aperture and into the guide aperture and also a helical spring is pushed in, together or one after the other, and the aperture is closed on the rear side by a closure peg, then the fastening block is inserted into the aperture in the handle body of the pole handle, then the covering cap is inserted, essentially closing off the definitive surface of the handle body in the process, and is latched in the front-tip region, and then transverse pins are used to fasten the fastening block and covering cap, provided that one of the transverse pins can also be inserted prior to the covering cap being fitted.

23. A pole handle, having a handle body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device, wherein displaceable latch-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, which is provided on the hand-retaining device and is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action, wherein the hook-like device is arranged in the upper region of the pole handle, on the hand side, wherein the hook-like device comprises a retaining protuberance or retaining pin, which is offset from the handle body in the direction of the hand side, an upwardly open introduction slot being formed in the process, or is arranged in the form of an incision in the handle body, wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a restraining nose, which, in the braced position, defines in the downward direction a region for the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, said region being confined counter to a force, and wherein the pole handle does not have any means which can displace or free the latch-in means such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device pushed into the hook-like device can be removed from the confined region in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand-retaining device being separated from the pole handle in the process wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a locking pin which can be displaced along a displacement direction counter to a restoring force, and wherein the locking pin is braced against the retaining protuberance and/or against an inner stop in the handle body, and a front region of the locking pin projects into the introduction slot, or the incision, and delimits the confined region in the upward direction, and a rear region in the handle body is mounted in a displaceable manner in an aperture wherein the locking pin, consisting of metal or a glass-fiber-reinforced high-strength plastic, including polyamide, is mounted in a displaceable manner, in the form of a cylindrical pin, in the handle body such that, in the region adjacent to the introduction slot, or incision, the front region is guided in a cylindrical guide aperture which widens in the direction of the interior of the handle body, a step being formed in relation to the aforementioned aperture in the process, and wherein, adjacent to the front region on the inside, the locking pin has an encircling collar, of which the outer radius essentially corresponds to the inner radius of the aforementioned aperture or is smaller than the same, but greater than the radius of the guide aperture, and wherein the rear region of the locking pin follows said collar and has a smaller outer radius than the collar, the same outer radius as the front region of the locking pin, and wherein a helical spring surrounds said rear region and butts against the collar.

24. The pole handle as claimed in claim 23, wherein, at least in the front region, the locking pin has a diameter ranging from 1-8 mm.

25. A pole handle, having a handle body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device, wherein displaceable latch-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, which is provided on the hand-retaining device and is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action, wherein the hook-like device is arranged in the upper region of the pole handle, on the hand side, wherein the hook-like device comprises a retaining protuberance or retaining pin, which is offset from the handle body in the direction of the hand side, an upwardly open introduction slot being formed in the process, or is arranged in the form of an incision in the handle body, wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a restraining nose, which, in the braced position, defines in the downward direction a region for the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, said region being confined counter to a force, and wherein the pole handle does not have any means which can displace or free the latch-in means such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device pushed into the hook-like device can be removed from the confined region in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand-retaining device being separated from the pole handle in the process wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a locking pin which can be displaced along a displacement direction counter to a restoring force, and wherein the locking pin is braced against the retaining protuberance and/or against an inner stop in the handle body, and a front region of the locking pin projects into the introduction slot, or the incision, and delimits the confined region in the upward direction, and a rear region in the handle body is mounted in a displaceable manner in an aperture wherein, at least in the front region, the locking pin has a diameter ranging from 1-8 mm wherein a separate fastening block with the retaining protuberance, locking pin and guide for the locking pin, is fastened in an immovable manner in an aperture of the handle body, which aperture is configured in the form of an aperture which runs in the direction of travel, and therefore the head region is formed laterally by the handle body, wherein said fastening block is fastened in the handle body via at least one, or two, transverse pin(s).

26. A pole handle, having a handle body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device, wherein displaceable latch-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, which is provided on the hand-retaining device and is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action, wherein the hook-like device is arranged in the upper region of the pole handle, on the hand side, wherein the hook-like device comprises a retaining protuberance or retaining pin, which is offset from the handle body in the direction of the hand side, an upwardly open introduction slot being formed in the process, or is arranged in the form of an incision in the handle body, wherein the latch-in means are designed in the form of a restraining nose, which, in the braced position, defines in the downward direction a region for the loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device, said region being confined counter to a force, and wherein the pole handle does not have any means which can displace or free the latch-in means such that a loop-form, ring-form or eyelet-form device pushed into the hook-like device can be removed from the confined region in a force-free manner or counter to a relatively low force, the hand-retaining device being separated from the pole handle in the process wherein the pole handle has a lower handle-body region, the latter forming a lower gripping region of the pole handle and having an aperture for a pole shaft at the lower end, and also has a head region, wherein the head region has a widened portion at the front, said widened portion merging essentially smoothly, in the front pole-handle region, into the upper gripping region, wherein, in the front pole-handle region, the widened portion is formed with an overhang, which projects beyond the gripping region as seen in the direction of travel, wherein the overhang is more than 50% of an average extent of the gripping region in the direction of travel, and a section plane of the head region which is defined by a foremost tip of the widened portion and by a transverse axis of the head region which is arranged transversely to the longitudinal axis of the pole and transversely to the direction of travel, and is arranged where the head region is widest, as measured transversely to the direction of travel and transversely to the longitudinal axis of the pole, is angled from the longitudinal axis of the pole by an obtuse angle ranging from 90-135 degrees, and wherein, in said section plane, the head region has a rounded contour, of which the front portion, as seen in the direction of travel, is defined essentially by an arc of a first circle and the rear portion, as seen counter to the direction of travel, is defined essentially by an arc of a second circle, the center point of said first and second circles being offset in relation to one another by an amount of 0.5-6 cm along the direction of travel, wherein the radius of curvature of the first circle is smaller than the radius of curvature of the second circle in the rear pole-handle region.

27. The pole handle as claimed in claim 26, wherein, at least in the front region, the locking pin has a diameter ranging from 1-8 mm.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to the drawings, which serve merely for explanatory purposes and should not be interpreted as being restrictive. In the drawings:

(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a pole handle as seen obliquely from the rear and from above (hand side);

(3) FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a pole handle as seen obliquely from the front and from above (front side);

(4) FIG. 3 shows a view of the pole handle as seen from above;

(5) FIG. 4 shows a view of the pole handle as seen from beneath;

(6) FIG. 5 shows a view of the pole handle as seen from behind;

(7) FIG. 6 shows an axial section through the pole handle parallel to the direction of travel, the section being taken along A-A in FIG. 5;

(8) FIG. 7 shows the detail according to Z in FIG. 6;

(9) FIG. 8 shows an exploded illustration of the pole handle.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(10) FIG. 1 shows a side view of a pole handle as seen obliquely from behind and above, without a hand strap latched in, and FIG. 2 shows a side view of such a pole handle as seen obliquely from the front and above. FIGS. 3 and 4 show the handle from above and beneath, respectively. FIG. 5 shows the pole handle in a view from beneath.

(11) The pole handle 1 has a front side 45, as seen in relation to the direction of travel 30, and a hand side 44.

(12) On the underside, the pole handle 1 has a blind hole 5, the pole shaft 2 being pushed into the same and fastened therein.

(13) The pole handle 1 has an actual handle body 3, the hand normally gripping around the lower region of the same.

(14) A head region 31 is provided in the upper region of the pole handle 1 and has a handle nose or widened portion 32 at the front, this being rounded in the direction of the front tip 55 and widening the pole handle harmoniously toward the front.

(15) This widened region 32 at the front can then be comfortably gripped by the user when he uses the pole for example to travel down the mountain or otherwise simply when he wants to grip the pole in the uppermost region.

(16) Accordingly, there is also a covering element 33 in this region toward the top, said covering element having a convex outer surface 57, which is dimpled or ribbed, and having a relatively soft or non-slip surface coating 33a (e.g. made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) or EVA).

(17) The handle body 3 consists of a hard plastic, for example of a (glass-fiber-reinforced) polyamide or PP, and to the front and rear alongside the exposed hard-plastic regions 54, as seen in the direction of travel 30, has cork inserts 53 or inserts made of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), or EVA, for improved gripping comfort.

(18) The hand strap 41 is configured here in the form of a hand strap which can be fastened on the hand and has three openings (as is known, for example, from WO 2016/037940), the hand strap 41 having a loop 42 made up of a stiff and non-extensible, tear-resistant material (e.g. braided UHMwPE such as, for example, Dyneema®) (cf. FIG. 6).

(19) Said loop 42 allows the entire hand strap 41 to be fastened on the pole handle 1, by the loop 42 being drawn over the retaining protuberance 14.

(20) Said retaining protuberance 14, or that region of the pole handle 1 which encloses said retaining protuberance 14, is configured such that the loop 42 latches into the retaining protuberance 14 of its own accord. This is set out in detail hereinbelow.

(21) The details of the configuration of the head region 31 of said pole handle 1 can be seen to particularly good effect in FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 shows the section taken along A-A in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 shows the specifics of the detail Z, which is illustrated in FIG. 6.

(22) In the hand-side region, the handle head 31 has a fastening block 6, which is incorporated in said handle head. The fastening block has a retaining protuberance 14, which is arranged to some extent in an aperture 16 of said fastening block 6.

(23) A semicircular introduction slot 43 is located between said aperture 16 and the retaining protuberance 14, it being possible for the loop 42 to be pushed into said introduction slot in the downward direction with self-latching action. In order to facilitate this, that region of said slot 43 which is directed toward the handle head is designed in the form of a concave introduction region 17.

(24) If the loop 42 is pulled downward with sufficient force by way of the hand strap 41, a locking pin 7 which is arranged in said slot is displaced into the interior of the handle head. This takes place counter to a spring force, and the loop 42 latches in following the restoring action of the locking pin, the loop 42 therefore then being arrested in a more or less closed region 15 beneath the tip 9 of the locking pin 7.

(25) The design details of the fastening block 6 can best be seen with reference to FIG. 7. The latter illustrates a fastening block which has through-holes 20 in the transverse direction. However, it is also possible for the fastening block 6 to be closed at least in the central region.

(26) The fastening block 6 has, first of all, an upper transverse through-passage opening 18 and a lower transverse through-passage opening 19. The fastening block 6 is pushed into the aperture 4 in the handle body 3 and is then fastened in said aperture 4 using a lower transverse pin 28 and the lower transverse through-passage opening 19, wherein the pin passes, in addition, through the through-passage opening 52 in the handle (cf. FIG. 8).

(27) An upper transverse pin 27 passes through the upper transverse through-passage opening 18 of the fastening block 6 and through the upper through-passage openings 51 in the handle body; said transverse pin also serves, at the same time, to fasten the covering element 33 on the handle head, as will be explained hereinbelow.

(28) The fastening block 6, then, has, on one side, the aforementioned retaining protuberance 14 formed in one piece on the hand side. Said retaining protuberance is offset from the rest of the fastening block 6 via an aperture 16, an introduction slot 43 therefore being formed between the aforementioned concave introduction surface 17 and the retaining protuberance.

(29) Relative to the pole axis 29, the introduction direction 46 is arranged essentially parallel in particular along the introduction surface 17. The main direction of the retaining protuberance 14 can be inclined to some extent in the outward direction, that is to say the introduction slot 43 can be of slightly V-shaped configuration. As can be seen in particular with reference to FIG. 7, the main direction of the retaining protuberance 14 can also be vertical and the retaining protuberance can be structured to taper upwards, this resulting in the formation of a V-shaped introduction slot 43 in a sectional illustration, as is illustrated in this figure.

(30) On the inner surface of the introduction region 17, said inner surface being directed toward the interior of the pole handle, the body of said fastening block 6, then, contains a guide aperture 49, which also forms, to some extent, the through-opening 62 for the locking pin 7 in the fastening block 6. Said guide aperture 49 widens in the direction of the interior of the pole handle, at an encircling shoulder 13, to an aperture 8 with a somewhat greater internal diameter. Said aperture 8 then runs in the direction of the interior as far as the rear side 26 of the fastening block. The aperture 8 is therefore configured in the form of a through-passage opening through the fastening block 6. The locking pin 7 is mounted in a displaceable manner in said stepped aperture.

(31) The locking pin 7 has a front region 9, which has its tip 10 projecting into the introduction slot 43 and delimits to some extent in the upward direction the region 15 for arresting the loops 42. The pin 7, which in this case is configured in the form of a pin made of metal, for example stainless steel, then has, adjacent to said front region 9, an encircling collar 11. The front region and said collar 11 are of circular cross section.

(32) Said collar 11 is followed in the inward direction by a rear region 12 of the pin 7, which, in turn, has a smaller external diameter than the collar 11. The external diameter of said rear region 12 can be, for example, the same as that of the front region 9, but can also be somewhat smaller, as is illustrated here in the figures.

(33) A helical spring 48 is arranged in the cavity between the inner wall of the aperture 8 and the outer surface of the rear region 12, said helical spring being braced against a closure peg 40, which is pushed into the aperture 8 from the rear side 26 and fastened thereon. The helical spring 48 is therefore located between an inner surface of the closure peg 40 and the encircling collar 11 and thus forces the pin 7 in the direction of the retaining protuberance 14. The stop for the pin 7 can be formed by the shoulder 13; however, it is also possible for the stop to be formed by the tip 10 of the locking pin coming into contact with the retaining protuberance. The closure peg has an encircling rib 24, which engages in a corresponding encircling groove 23 in the opening 8. It is thus possible, once the pin 7 and the helical spring 48 have been pushed into the fastening block 6 from the rear, for the closure peg 40 to be pushed in straightforwardly, and with largely self-latching action, and fastened in the fastening block 6. In addition, or as an alternative, adhesive bonding can also be provided.

(34) The tip 10 of the locking pin 7 is designed here in the form of a convex hemisphere. The helical spring 48 therefore braces the displaceable position of the locking pin 7 in the direction of the retaining protuberance 14.

(35) The important factor in relation to such a design, then, is, inter alia, the fact that the displacement direction 47 of the locking pin 7 in the direction of the retaining protuberance 14 encloses an angle φ of less than 90 degrees with the upwardly directed pole axis 29. In other words, the locking pin 7 is slightly inclined to some extent upward in the introduction slot 43, which results in the introduction force for the loop 42 being considerably smaller (typically approximately 60N) than that required for removing the loop 42 (force typically approximately 80N) from the region 15.

(36) The angle φ is typically in the region of 85 degrees, which, in the same way, results in the introduction force for self-latching action being considerably lower than the release force. This is advantageous because it should be easier for the user to latch the loop in, this operation being assisted by it being inherently easier to subject the hand strap to a downwardly directed force. For the purpose of removing the hand strap from the pole, a greater force in the upward direction should be necessary, in order to avoid unintended separation of the hand strap from the pole handle. Nevertheless, the corresponding design is very straightforward and reliable, to be precise irrespective of temperature, moisture and, in particular, icing up, for example in the case of (cross-country) skiing.

(37) In addition, the system proposed here is advantageously of modular design. In other words, there is a fastening block 6, which is fastened in an immovable manner on the pole handle, to be precise via the already mentioned transverse pins 27 and 28. The modular construction can best be seen with reference to FIG. 8, an exploded illustration. The aperture 4 in the handle body 3 is of elongate design as it were in the direction of travel and is drawn further downward on the handle side. Therefore, to some extent, the handle body 3 forms only the two side walls 58 in the head region, with an aperture 4 being provided therebetween for the insert parts.

(38) The critical insert part here is the fastening block 6, which has already been mentioned above. Said fastening block is formed, as far as possible, from a stiff plastic and has transverse apertures 20, in locations where there is no need for material for the structural functions. A guide cylinder 21 is provided for guiding the locking pin 7.

(39) Said fastening block 6 can be pushed into the aperture 4 from above between corresponding lateral wall regions 58, wherein guide steps 60 and corresponding mating surfaces 61 in the aperture ensure precise positioning of the block in the handle head.

(40) Then, the lower transverse pin 28 can be pushed in laterally and the fastening block 6 can thus be fixed in the handle body.

(41) In a next step, the upper cap 33 is introduced. On the one hand, the cap 33 has an incision 37 on the hand side; the upper region of the fastening block 6 ends up located in said incision. On the other hand, the covering cap 33, alongside an accurate-fit guide step 59, has two downwardly directed strip-form fastening arms 34, at the lower end of which a transversely running fastening opening 35 is arranged. Outside two partition walls 50 of the handle body, the fastening block 6 being located between said partition walls 50, said fastening arms 34 are pushed into the handle body in the downward direction through the slot 63, until the fastening openings 35 are aligned coaxially in relation to the corresponding through-passage openings 51. When the fastening block 6 has been inserted correctly, the through-passage openings 51 are in any case already aligned in relation to the upper through-passage openings 18 of the fastening block 6.

(42) In order to ensure the fastening of the covering cap 33, which has a concave inner region 36, provided with ribs 64, and has an inner transverse rib 39, arranged at the front tip, the handle head has, at the front tip, a front fastening nose 38 with a locking nose 56. The front tip of the covering cap 33 can then be clicked over the nose 38 and latched in there. Then, the upper transverse pin 27 can be pushed through the openings 51, 35 and 18, and the fastening block 6, and in the same way the covering cap 33, can thus be fastened definitively in the handle head.

(43) TABLE-US-00001 LIST OF REFERENCE SIGNS  1 Pole handle  2 Pole shaft  3 Handle body  4 Aperture in 3  5 Cavity in 3 for pole shaft  6 Fastening block  7 Locking pin  8 Aperture in 6 for 7  9 Front region of 7 10 Rounded tip of 7 11 Encircling collar of 7 12 Rear region of 7 13 Encircling shoulder of 8 14 Retaining protuberance 15 Region for fastened loop/eyelet 16 Aperture in 6 for 14 17 Concave introduction region in 6 18 Upper transverse through-passage opening in 6 19 Lower transverse through-passage opening in 6 20 Through-holes or blind holes in 6 21 Guide cylinder for 7 22 Upper outer region of 6 23 Latching groove in 8 for 24 of 40 24 Latching protrusion of 40 25 Side wall of 6 26 Rear side of 6 27 Upper transverse pin 28 Lower transverse pin 29 Pole axis 30 Direction of travel 31 Head region of 1 32 Widened portion at the front of 1 in the head region 33 Covering element of 1 33a Elastomeric layer element of 33 34 Fastening arms of 33 35 Fastening openings for 34 using 27 36 Concave inner region of 33 37 Incision in 33 for 6 38 Front fastening element on 3 for 33 39 Transverse rib or transverse crosspiece on 33 for 38 40 Closure peg 41 Hand strap 42 Loop 43 Introduction slot 44 Hand side 45 Front side 46 Introduction direction 47 Displacement direction of 7 48 Helical spring 49 Guide aperture 50 Partition walls/guide walls 51 Through-passage opening for 27 in 3 52 Through-passage opening for 28 in 3 53 Handle elements of gripping region of 3 (e.g. made of cork or elastomer) 54 Exposed hard-plastic regions of 3 55 Front tip of 31 56 Locking nose of 38 57 Convex outer region of 33 58 Lateral wall regions of 3, which delimit the aperture 4 laterally 59 Guide step in 33 60 Guide step on side wall of 6 61 Guide step on side wall 58 62 Through-opening for 7 in 6 63 Slot for 34 between 50 and 58 64 Rib struts φ Angle between displacement direction 47 in relation to 14 and pole-axis direction upward