Trekking pole apparatuses

Abstract

Trekking poles which can be used as hiking poles as well as for supports for a number of alternative configurations such as supports for chairs, tables, and tripods. When used for assembling camp chairs, trekking poles are disassembled and joined with supports and connectors to form a camp chair. In one embodiment, an improved trekking pole apparatus includes a body made up of an upper segment, a middle segment and a lower segment joined to form a trekking pole, and a pivotal handle that may also serve as a horizontal support. The body segments may be used as a trekking pole or disassembled and used to form a support structure for a chair. In another embodiment, the improved trekking pole apparatus further includes a removable seat cover, a truss support, and a corner vertical support and truss member comprised of three component supports mounted to the right angle vertical piece pivot which fold in a parallel orientation to the axis of the right angle vertical piece. The body segments cam be joined together with the truss support, the seat cover, and the corner vertical support to form a chair. In other embodiments, the chair may be a tripod or a table. Other embodiments include a removable back rest and a storage area in an interior space of one of the body segments for storing a support component or a seat cover.

1 . An improved trekking pole apparatus comprising:
 A body made up of an upper segment, a middle segment and a lower segment joined to form a trekking pole; and   a pivotal handle that may also serve as a horizontal support.   wherein said segments may be used as a trekking pole or disassembled and used to form a support structure for a chair.   
   
   
       2 . An improved trekking pole apparatus further comprising:
 a removable seat cover;   a truss support; and   a corner vertical support comprised of three component supports mounted to the right angle vertical piece pivot which fold in a parallel orientation to the axis of the right angle vertical piece;   wherein said segments are joined with said truss support, said seat cover, and said corner vertical support and truss member to form a chair.   
   
   
       3 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said chair is a tripod. 
   
   
       4 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 2  wherein said chair is a table. 
   
   
       5 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising a removable back rest. 
   
   
       6 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising at least one storage area in an interior space of one or more body segments for storing a support component. 
   
   
       7 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising at least one storage area in an interior space of a body segment for storing a seat cover. 
   
   
       8 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said pivotal handle is a U-channel section which may act as a fold out handle and as a chair horizontal support. 
   
   
       9 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising a hand grip. 
   
   
       10 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  wherein said poles are constructed of one or more of the following group of materials: aluminum tubing, aluminum angle, “U” stock, and flat aluminum stock. 
   
   
       11 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an external pouch for storing articles. 
   
   
       12 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 11  wherein said pouch is an aluminum or plastic holder for holding liquid containers such as a water bottle. 
   
   
       13 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising an external pouch for storing articles. 
   
   
       14 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the width of the chair and the dimension of the cross truss supports may be varied by the user. 
   
   
       15 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising a forward seat vertical support. 
   
   
       16 . An improved trekking pole apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising aluminum or plastic holders may be used for holding liquid containers such as a water bottle.