Ski pole grasping device

Abstract

A device that is attached to a ski or other host instrument and which comprises a rigid body with a slot cut into it. The slot size is such that a ski pole shaft fits into and slides through the slot but the ski pole basket that is attached to the ski pole shaft does not pass through the slot.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A ski tow, comprising: 
 (a) a curved rigid body having a distal end and a proximal end;    (b) an upward extending slot formed on said distal end of said body capable of receiving a ski pole, said slot being sufficiently narrow to prevent the forward movement of a basket attached to a ski pole therethrough; and,    (c) means for temporarily attaching said proximal end of said body to a ski tip.    
     
     
         2 . The device, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said means for temporarily attaching said proximal end of said body to a ski tip is a longitudinally aligned recessed surface formed on one side of said body capable of receiving the lower surface of a ski, a clamping member, and an adjustable tightening means for pressing said clamping member towards said recessed surface to temporarily hold said body onto a ski.  
     
     
         3 . The device, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said tightening means are a pair of threaded connectors that extend between said clamping member and a portion of said body adjacent to said recessed surface on said body.  
     
     
         4 . The device, as recited in  claim 1 , further including means for preventing the rearward movement of a basket on a ski pole when a ski pole is inserted into said slot.  
     
     
         5 . The device, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said means for preventing the rearward movement of a basket is an upward extending tongue.  
     
     
         6 . The device, as recited in  claim 1 , further including a means for locking a ski pole in said slot.  
     
     
         7 . The device, as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said means for locking a ski pole in said slot is a removal pin that extends across said slot.  
     
     
         8 . A ski tow, comprising: 
 (a) a curved rigid body having a distal end and a proximal end;    (b) an upward extending, longitudinally aligned slot formed on said distal end of said body capable of receiving a ski pole, said slot being sufficiently narrow to prevent movement of a basket attached to a ski pole therethrough;    (c) means for temporarily attaching said proximal end of said body to the tip of a ski; and,    (d) means for preventing the rearward movement of a basket on a ski pole when a ski pole is inserted into said slot.    
     
     
         9 . The device, as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said means for temporarily attaching said proximal end of said body to a ski tip is a longitudinally aligned recessed surface formed on one side of said body capable of receiving the lower surface of a ski, a clamping member, and an adjustable tightening means for pressing said clamping member towards said recessed surface to temporarily hold said body onto a ski.  
     
     
         10 . The device, as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said tightening means are a pair of threaded connectors that extend between said clamping member and a portion of said body adjacent to said recessed surface on said body.  
     
     
         11 . The device, as recited in  claim 9 , wherein said means for preventing the rearward movement of a basket is an upward extending tongue.  
     
     
         12 . The device, as recited in  claim 9 , further including a means for locking a ski pole in said slot.  
     
     
         13 . The device, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said means for locking a ski pole in said slot is a removal pin that extends across said slot.