Convertible Trekking Paddle

Abstract

A trekking pole is convertible into a two handed double bladed kayaking paddle and into a single bladed paddle. In another embodiment, two trekking poles are convertible into a single double bladed kayaking paddle.

1 . A convertible shaft for a paddle and a trekking pole, comprising, a first pole, a second pole, a third pole;
 said first pole and said second pole, including interlocks at a first end of said first pole and at a first end of said second pole, axially coupling said first pole to said second pole;   said second pole and said third pole, including interlocks at a first end of said third pole and at a second end of said second pole, for axially coupling said second pole to said third pole ; and wherein said axially connected first end of said first pole to said first end of said second pole, said second end of said second pole to said first end of said third pole, is a shaft for a two handled paddle; and   said interlock at said second end of said second pole and said interlock at a second end of said first pole for axially connecting said second pole to said first pole;   said interlock at a first end of said first pole and said interlock at said second end of said third pole for axially connecting said first pole to said third pole;   wherein, said axially connected said second end of said second pole  24  to said second end of said first pole, and said first end of said first pole to said second end of said third pole, is a shaft for a trekking pole.   
     
     
         2 . The convertible shaft for a paddle and trekking pole, of  claim 1 , wherein,
 said interlock at said first end of said third pole and said interlock at said second end of said second pole, for axially connecting said first end of said third pole to said second end of said second pole; and wherein said first end of said third pole axially connected to said second end of said second pole, is a shaft for a single handled paddle.   
     
     
         3 . The convertible shaft for a paddle and trekking pole, of  claim 2 , including a paddle blade; said paddle blade including an interlock; said third pole including an interlock at said second end of said third pole for axially connecting said third pole to said paddle blade; and wherein said axially connected paddle blade, to said second end of said third pole and said first end of said third pole axially connected to said second end of said second pole, is a single handled paddle. 
     
     
         4 . The convertible shaft for a paddle and trekking pole, of  claim 1 , including a first paddle blade; said first paddle blade including an interlock; a second paddle blade; said second paddle blade including an interlock; said interlock at said second end of said first pole for axially connecting said first pole to said first paddle blade interlock; and said interlock at said second end of said third pole for axially connecting said third pole to said second paddle blade interlock; and wherein said axially connected first paddle blade to said second end of said first pole, said axially connected first end of said first pole to said first end of said second pole, said second end of said second pole axially connected to said first end of said third pole and said second paddle blade axially connected to said third pole, is a two handled paddle. 
     
     
         5 . The convertible shaft for a paddle or trekking pole of  claim 1 , including, a tip; said tip including an interlock for axially connecting said tip to said first end of said second pole and wherein said axially connected tip to said first end of said second pole and said second end of said second pole axially connected to said second end of said first pole and said first end of said first pole axially connected to said second end of said third pole  20 , is a trekking pole. 
     
     
         6 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 1 , wherein,
 said first pole includes a first grip and said third pole includes a second grip;   wherein, said first grip is closer to said first end of said first pole than said second end of said first pole;   wherein said second grip is closer to said first end of said third pole than said second end of said first pole.   
     
     
         7 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 6 , wherein said second grip over laps said third pole interlock at said first end of said third pole. 
     
     
         8 . A convertible paddle trekking pole, comprising,
 a first pole, a second pole and a third pole;   a first interlock on said second pole removeably axially coupling said second pole to a first interlock on said first pole, a second interlock on second pole removeably axially coupling said second pole to to a first interlock on said third pole, to form the shaft of a paddle; and   a second interlock on said first pole removeably axially coupling said first pole to a second interlock on said second pole, a first interlock on said first pole removeably axially coupling said first pole to a second interlock on said third pole, to form the shaft of a trekking pole.   
     
     
         9 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 8 , including,
 a first paddle and a second paddle;   an interlock on said first paddle, removeably axially coupling said first paddle to a second interlock on said first pole, and an interlock on said second paddle, removeably axially coupling said second paddle to a second interlock said first pole; and wherein said removeably axially coupled said first interlock on said second pole removeably axially coupling said second pole to a first interlock on said first pole, said second interlock on second pole removeably axially coupling said second pole to said first interlock on said third pole, and said first paddle removeably axially coupled to said second interlock on said first pole and said second paddle removeably axially coupling said second interlock on said third pole, to form a two handled paddle.   
     
     
         10 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 8 , wherein said first interlock on said third pole is removably axially coupled to said second interlock on said second pole, to form the shaft of a single handled paddle and a paddle; said first paddle including an interlock for removeably coupling said paddle to an interlock at said second end of said third pole, to form a single handled paddle. 
     
     
         11 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 8 , including a tip; said tip including an interlock for removably axially coupling said tip to said first interlock on said second pole; and wherein said second interlock on said first pole removeably axially coupling said first pole to said second interlock on said second pole, said first interlock on said first pole removeably axially coupling said first pole to said second interlock on said third pole, to form said trekking pole. 
     
     
         12 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 8 , including a tip, said tip including an interlock and said tip is removably axially coupled to said first interlock on said first end of said second pole to form the tip of said shaft of said trekking pole. 
     
     
         13 . The convertible paddle trekking pole of  claim 9 , wherein said first interlock on said second pole includes at least two circumferentially displaced interlocks for offsetting the angle between said first and second paddles or for arranging said paddles parallel to each other. 
     
     
         14 . A trekking poles convertible into a two handled paddle, comprising,
 a first trekking pole and a second trekking pole;   said first trekking pole, including a first pole and a second pole;   said second trekking pole including a first pole and a second pole;   said first trekking pole first pole including first and second interlocks on a first and second end of said first pole, respectively;   said second trekking pole first pole including first and second interlocks on a first and second end of said first pole, respectively;   said first trekking pole second pole including first and second interlocks on a first and second end of said first trekking pole second pole, respectively;   said second trekking pole second pole including interlocks on a first and second end of said second pole, respectively;   said first interlock on said first trekking pole first pole and said first interlock on said first trekking pole second pole, axially coupling said first trekking pole first pole to said first trekking pole second pole;   said first interlock on said second trekking pole first pole and said first interlock on said second trekking pole second pole, axially coupling said second trekking pole first pole to said second trekking pole second pole.   
     
     
         15 . The trekking poles convertible into a two handled paddle of  claim 14 , wherein,
 said second interlock on said first trekking pole first pole axially coupling said first trekking pole first pole to said first interlock on said first trekking pole second pole and said second interlock on said second trekking pole first pole axially coupling said second trekking pole first pole to said second interlock on said first trekking pole second pole, to form a two handled paddle shaft.   
     
     
         16 . The Trekking poles convertible into a two handled paddle of  claim 15 , including a first paddle blade and a second paddle blade;
 said first paddle blade including a first paddle blade interlock and said second paddle blade including a second paddle blade interlock;   said first paddle blade interlock and said first trekking pole first pole first interlock axially coupling said first paddle blade to said two handled paddle and said second paddle blade interlock and said first trekking pole first pole second interlock axially coupling said second paddle blade to said first trekking pole second interlock, to form a two handled paddle.