Patents Represented by Law Firm Thorpe, Notth & Western, LLP
  • Patent number: 5768727
    Abstract: An integrated modular ice axe head is disclosed including a first base member fixedly attached to a handle and a second base member, attachable to the first base member, which has an accessory, such as a hammer head or adze formed integrally therewith. Preferably, the two base members form a receiving slot when they are attached to one another for receiving and holding the base of an accessory, such as an ice pick. Because the first and second base members can move toward and away from one another before attachment is completed, the receiving slot is of variable width and facilitates pieces having loose tolerances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd.
    Inventor: Charles Brainerd