Cushioned grip
AssigneeAdaptive Tactical LLC
InventorsJames K. Bentley, Grey O. Beaudry
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Abstract
A cushioned article includes a cage and a compressible material. The cage has at least one opening, an interior volume, and an outer surface. The at least one opening provides a passage from the outer surface to the interior volume. The compressible material extends through the at least one opening in the cage. A method for manufacturing a cushioned article includes providing a mold having at least one cavity, placing a cage within the mold, and injecting a compressible material into an interior of the cage. The cage includes at least one opening. A portion of the compressible material flows through the at least one opening in the cage and fills the at least one cavity of the mold.
Claims31
A grip for supporting a firearm during operation, the grip comprising:
- a cage comprised of a non-compressible material, the cage having a head portion, a bottom portion, a cage wall extending from the head portion to the bottom portion, at least one opening through the cage wall, an interior volume defined by an inner surface of the cage wall and bounded by the head portion, and an outer surface, the at least one opening providing a passage from the outer surface to the interior volume, the head portion being either integral to the firearm or including a section shaped to interface with a surface of the firearm to connect the cage to the firearm;
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- a compressible material extending through the at least one opening in the cage wall.
A grip for supporting a firearm during operation, the grip comprising:
- a cage having at least one opening, an interior volume defined by an inner surface of the cage, an outer surface, and a head portion, the at least one opening providing a passage from the outer surface to the interior volume, the head portion being either integral to a firearm or including a section shaped to interface with a surface of the firearm to connect the cage to the firearm;
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- a compressible material including a base and at least one protrusion extending from the base, the base positioned within the interior volume and the at least one protrusion extending through the at least one opening in the cage, wherein the base occupies all of the interior volume of the cage.
A grip for supporting a firearm during operation, the grip comprising:
- a cage having at least one opening, an interior volume defined by an inner surface of the cage, an outer surface, and a head portion, the at least one opening providing a passage from the outer surface to the interior volume, the head portion being either integral to a firearm or including a section shaped to interface with a surface of the firearm to connect the cage to the firearm;
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- a compressible material including a base and at least one protrusion extending from the base, the base positioned within the interior volume and the at least one protrusion extending through the at least one opening and beyond the outer surface of the cage to form at least one exterior portion of the compressible material, wherein the compressible material at least partially envelops the cage and contacts the outer surface of the cage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.