Hand-retaining device, in particular glove, for fastening on a pole grip

Abstract

A hand-retaining device, such as a hand strap that can be fastened to the hand or a glove, includes a movable loop between the thumb and the index finger portions, which is used for fixing the hand-retaining device to a hook-type mechanism of a pole grip. Such a hand-retaining device is suitable for use with a pole grip of walking canes, ski poles or the like, which are equipped with a grip member and a hook-type mechanism for attaching a hand-retaining device especially in the form of a hand strap or a glove. A locking mechanism is disposed in the area of the hook-type mechanism such that a loop-shaped, annular, or eye-shaped device that is provided on the hand-retaining device and is inserted into the hook-type mechanism from above is fixed in a self-locking manner in the hook-type mechanism.

1 . A hand-retaining device to be fastened on the hand of a user, which hand-retaining device has, between the thumb and forefinger, a flexible and/or movable loop which is suitable for fastening the hand-retaining device on a hook-like device of a pole grip. 
     
     
         2 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop comprises a cable or strap or a flexible plastic cord with inherent rigidity. 
     
     
         3 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop is fastened in an essentially non-movable and/or non-flexible manner on the hand-retaining device, but the loop is itself of movable and/or flexible design. 
     
     
         4 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein it is a glove or a hand strap. 
     
     
         5 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein it is a hand strap which has three openings and which can be fastened on the hand a first opening being provided for the thumb, a second opening being provided for the other fingers or the back of the hand, and a third opening of the hand strap being provided for the wrist. 
     
     
         6 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1  the projecting part of the loop on the hand-retaining device is arranged essentially in the plane which, when the hand is open and stretched out, is defined by the thumb and forefinger. 
     
     
         7 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop is a loop made of a braided plastic material. 
     
     
         8 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop has a thickness of 1-5 mm. 
     
     
         9 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop projects by between 5-20 mm, beyond the V region between the forefinger and thumb. 
     
     
         10 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the length of the loop is adjustable, it being possible, for the loop to be recessed essentially fully into or on the glove when not in use. 
     
     
         11 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the hand-retaining device contains a niche or pocket into which the loop can be inserted when not in use. 
     
     
         12 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least over a length of 2-15 cm, the non-exposed region of the material of the loop, at the two ends, is adhesively bonded, sewn or woven in or on the hand-retaining device, and/or in the form of an intermediate layer of the hand-retaining device, or is fastened in some other way between the outer layers of the hand-retaining device. 
     
     
         13 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the material of the loop is fastened on the hand-retaining device via a band strip, made of a woven plastic-based textile material with a width of between 3-30 mm. 
     
     
         14 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the hand-retaining device is configured as a glove in which is arranged, in one or more corresponding recesses, a hand strap which has three openings and which can be fastened on the hand, or on/in the glove, a first opening being provided for the thumb, a second opening being provided for the other fingers or the back of the hand, and a third opening of the hand strap being provided for the wrist, and the hand strap. 
     
     
         15 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the hand strap can be removed from the glove altogether and used without the glove. 
     
     
         16 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in the rest position, the loop is of essentially semicircular or semi-oval form. 
     
     
         17 . A hand-retaining device for use with, or together with, a pole grip having a grip body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device, it being the case that displaceable or rotatable latching-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-like, ring-like or eyelet-like device, which is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above and is provided on the hand-retaining device, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action. 
     
     
         18 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein it is a hand strap which has three openings and which can be fastened on the hand in with the aid of a touch-and-close fastener, a first opening being provided for the thumb, a second opening being provided for the other fingers or the back of the hand, and a third opening of the hand strap being provided for the wrist. 
     
     
         19 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop is a loop made of a braided plastic material, based on polyethylene, polyamide, polypropylene, Aramid or a combination of these materials. 
     
     
         20 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop has a thickness of 2-3 mm. 
     
     
         21 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the loop projects by between 5-10 mm, beyond the V region between the forefinger and thumb. 
     
     
         22 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least over a length of at least 5 cm, the non-exposed region of the material of the loop, at the two ends, is adhesively bonded, sewn or woven in or on the hand-retaining device, and/or in the form of an intermediate layer of the hand-retaining device, or is fastened in some other way between the outer layers of the hand-retaining device. 
     
     
         23 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the material of the loop is fastened on the hand-retaining device via a band strip, made of a woven plastic-based textile material with a width of between 3-30 mm, this band strip being sewn on the outside of the hand-retaining device or being adhesively bonded to the glove, and the band strip, optionally, being arranged in the V between the thumb and forefinger so as to encircle the back of the hand and the palm of the hand. 
     
     
         24 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the hand-retaining device is configured as a glove in which is arranged, in one or more corresponding recesses, a hand strap which has three openings and which can be fastened on the hand, or on/in the glove, with the aid of a touch-and-close fastener, a first opening being provided for the thumb, a second opening being provided for the other fingers or the back of the hand, and a third opening of the hand strap being provided for the wrist, and the hand strap, being arranged in the glove such that it can be adjusted from the outside via a touch-and-close fastener arranged in the region of the back of the hand. 
     
     
         25 . The hand-retaining device as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein in the rest position, the loop is of essentially semi-circular or semi-oval form, with a diameter in the range of 3-10 mm. 
     
     
         26 . A hand-retaining device for use with, or together with, a pole grip, for walking sticks, trekking poles, downhill ski poles, cross-country ski poles and Nordic walking poles, having a grip body and having a hook-like device for fastening a hand-retaining device in the form of a hand strap or of a glove, it being the case that displaceable or rotatable latching-in means are arranged in the region of the hook-like device such that a loop-like, ring-like or eyelet-like device, which is pushed into the hook-like device essentially from above and is provided on the hand-retaining device, is fixed in the hook-like device with self-latching action, and wherein the hook-like device is arranged in the top region of the pole grip, on the hand side, and that the hook-like device comprises a retaining pin or retaining peg which is arranged essentially parallel to the pole axis and is offset in the direction of the hand side from the grip body to form an introduction slot or is arranged as a cutout in the grip body, the depth of the introduction slot being greater than the width and the thickness of the retaining peg or retaining pin.