Machine element or mechanism – Control lever and linkage systems – Elements
Patent
1998-02-25
2000-09-05
Battista, Mary Ann
Machine element or mechanism
Control lever and linkage systems
Elements
16DIG12, B62K 2126
Patent
active
061126187
ABSTRACT:
A handgrip is provided suitable for installation over, for example, a handlebar of a bicycle. The handgrip generally includes a cap having an inside depending sidewall and an outside depending sidewall defining a circumferential gap therebetween, and an integrally molded hollow tubular plastic body surrounding the inside depending sidewall, extending therefrom to form a sleeve and filling the circumferential gap. The sleeve material may extend into and fill one or several voids defined in the cap such that an end surface of the cap defines a colorful, distinguishable pattern, logo or the like. The handgrip may include a hard inner sleeve including a plurality of longitudinal ribs for enhancing grip.
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Battista Mary Ann
Hackler Walter A.
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