US 11,731,030 B2
Releasable magnetic ski pole strap system
Lloyd A. Marks, Westfield, NJ (US); and Matthew S. Marks, Westfield, NJ (US)
Filed by Lloyd A. Marks, Westfield, NJ (US); and Matthew S. Marks, Westfield, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/395,940.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/183,448, filed on May 3, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/150,964, filed on Feb. 18, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0258031 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
Int. Cl. A63C 11/22 (2006.01)
CPC A63C 11/2224 (2020.08) [A63C 11/2228 (2020.08)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A releasable magnetic pole strap system comprising:
a pole comprising:
a longitudinal axis;
a proximal end having a hand grip and a distal surface; and
a pole attachment device at the distal surface of the proximal end of the pole, the pole attachment device comprising a magnet; and
a strap comprising a proximal end, a distal free end opposite the proximal end, and a strap attachment device located on the strap at or near the distal free end thereof, the strap attachment device being configured to be releasably attached to the pole attachment device, and the strap attachment device comprising either a magnet or a non-magnetic ferric material,
wherein the distal surface of the proximal end of the pole is at least partially covered by the pole attachment device, and
wherein the pole and strap attachment devices are positioned to allow the strap attachment device to release from the pole attachment device in any direction away from the pole attachment device including in a lateral direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the pole.