I have been working towards the goal of obtaining a patent since 2014, continually testing and improving my weighted trekking pole concept. I have taken hundreds of walks, hikes and trail runs with my prototype weighted poles with between 5 and 20 pounds of weights. I call those activities Weight Walking, Heavy Hiking and Weight Running.
The motions of using OgreSticks are simple. As you're moving forward you lift the pole, plant it just ahead of you, push until the pole is behind you, and then lift the pole when it is behind you. This is the same motion that is used in cross-country skiing. However, with the weights on the bottoms of each pole, the base will automatically move forward with a pendulum-like motion. There is no strain on the wrists.
These new forms of exercise burn many more calories than the corresponding exercises performed without my patented weighted trekking poles. Workout time is also optimized because of the extra calories burned. This is particularly important for those who struggle to fit exercise into their days. I envision athletes, weekend warriors and even occasional walkers of all ages engaged in Weight Walking, Heavy Hiking and Weight Running. OgreSticks can also help Nordic skiers push their workouts to the limit.
My goal is to license my U.S. Patent No. 10,722,010 to a manufacturing company to receive royalties from the sales of the products described in the patents. I am open to other types of arrangements as well.
You can find my patent at:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10722010B2/en.
If you review the full patent, please note that there are two different designs shown. One has two-piece poles and the second has three-piece poles. The three-piece poles can be disassembled and packed into luggage or into backpacks or rucksacks. Also, the drawings in my latest patent show two new designs for pole handles. One is a multiple grip handle and the and other has the angled grip shown above. Standard straight trekking pole handles can be used instead.
I look forward to hearing from you about my invention.
Sincerely,
Douglas J. D’Jay, CEO and Inventor
OgreSticks LLC
