Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Handle – handle component – or handle adjunct – Having receptacle within
Patent
1991-04-15
1992-10-20
Larson, Lowell A.
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Handle, handle component, or handle adjunct
Having receptacle within
16DIG12, 40628, 745519, 81489, 264222, 264322, 264DIG30, 273 814, 374162, B29C 3340, B29C 7102, A63B 5314
Patent
active
051558785
ABSTRACT:
Hand grips for the handles of devices such as motorcycles, tennis rackets, and guns can be custom-molded to fit exactly the contours of the user's hand. The grip has an inner layer that is thermoplastic and moldable at molding temperatures reached by heating with hot water or a hair dryer. An adherent outer, resilient, vibration-resistant layer is stable at these molding temperatures. The user heats the grip to molding temperature and then rapidly cools the outer surface to a comfortable temperature. The grip is then grasped by the hand while the inner layer is still at molding temperature. The hot inner layer conforms to the hand, becoming thinner under the fingers and thicker between fingers. The grip is cooled to ambient temperature and the inner layer retains its hand-conforming shape. The outer layer maintains its original thickness providing a fixed resilient cushioning layer over the custom formed inner layer. Optionally, the layers of the grip may be light transmitting and the inner formable layer may be colored so that the molded handle will have a distinctive color pattern, deeper between fingers and lighter at finger depressions. Identifying material may be applied to the undersurface of the grip to show through the layers.
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Blum Alvin S.
Larson Lowell A.
Schoeffler Thomas C.
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