Element for gripping an item of sports equipment
AssigneeGymnova
InventorOlivier Esteves
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Abstract
Disclosed is an element for gripping an item of sports equipment, including a core made of composite material having a fibrous framework included in a polymer matrix. The gripping element has an external layer enveloping the core and having an interwoven textile material, separate from the framework, that is partially embedded in the matrix and emerges from the matrix onto an outer surface of the gripping element. Also disclosed is a handrail of a gymnastics apparatus and to an item of sports equipment having such a gripping element, as well as a method for manufacturing such a gripping element.
Claims20
A grip member of an item of sports equipment, comprising a core (2) of composite material comprising a fibrous reinforcement included in a polymer matrix,
- the grip member comprising an outer layer (3) enveloping the core (2) and comprising an interlaced textile material, distinct from the reinforcement, partly embedded in the matrix and emerging from said matrix on an outside surface (4) of the grip member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.