Auxiliary gripping member

A resiliently deformable auxiliary gripping member for removably receiving tubular container grips and for providing increased gripping capabilities, said resiliently deformable auxiliary gripping member comprising:

• an outer collar having a first end and a second end separated by a first length, said outer collar having an exterior surface with an exterior diameter and an interior surface with an interior diameter, said outer collar having a longitudinal axis;
• an inner collar having a first end and a second end, said first and second ends of the inner collar being vertically aligned with said first and second ends of the outer collar respectively, said inner collar having an exterior surface with an exterior diameter and an interior surface with an interior diameter, said interior surface of the inner collar defining a passage extending along an axis which is co-axially aligned with said longitudinal axis of the outer collar;
• said interior diameter of the outer collar being greater than said exterior diameter of the inner collar thereby creating a gap between said outer collar and said inner collar;
• a plurality of ribs disposed within said gap, said plurality of ribs extending longitudally between said first and second ends of the outer collar, said plurality of ribs radially interconnecting said exterior surface of the inner collar and said interior surface of the outer collar;
• a channel disposed within said outer and inner collars, said channel extending longitudally along said first length and through said first and second ends of the outer collar and through said first and second ends of the inner collar, said channel opening interiorly at one side into said passage and opening at an opposite side exteriorly of said outer collar, said channel having a first width, said first width being less than said interior diameter of the inner collar;
• wherein said outer collar and said inner collar and said plurality of ribs are integrally formed of a unitary, piece of resiliently deformable material;
• wherein said interconnecting of each of the plurality of ribs defines a resiliently deformable radial pattern;
• wherein said resiliently deformable radial pattern is a plurality of equispaced geometric shapes;
• wherein said outer and inner collars are resiliently deformable thereby allowing said first width of the channel to expand to a second width being greater than said interior diameter of the inner collar for receiving and positioning a tubular container grip within said passage;
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• wherein said plurality of ribs and said outer collar are resiliently deformable for conforming to a hand of a user when gripped.