Cable puller with unique grip & method

A grip adapted to be coupled to a manually actuated lever of a cable puller that assists a user to hold the lever with two hands positioned side by side, said grip comprising

• an elongated body which has a hollow interior adapted to receive the lever, said body having a length from 12 to 16 inches,
• said body having palm section comprising a substantially non-slippery material and a finger section opposite the palm section comprising a substantially non-slippery material,
• said finger section having a first arcuate segment that bows away from the palm section and having a length from 4 to 8 inches, and a second arcuate segment bowing towards the palm section and having a length from 4 to 8 inches,
• said first and second arcuate segments each including a plurality of contoured portions in a row shaped to the outline of individual fingers from a pair of human hands.

In combination a grip and a manually actuated lever of a cable puller that assists a user to hold the lever with two hands positioned side by side, comprising

• said grip comprising an elongated hollow body into which the lever extends,
• said grip having a palm section and a finger section opposite the palm section and facing away from the user upon actuating the lever,
• said finger section having a first arcuate segment that bows away from the palm section and a second arcuate segment bowing towards the palm section, said first arcuate segment being inboard of said second arcuate segment,
• said first and second arcuate segments each including a plurality of contoured portions in a row shaped to the outline of individual fingers from a pair of human hands,
• said contoured portions comprising eight opposed pairs in two groups of four, one group of four on each arcuate segment.

A grip adapted to be coupled to a manually actuated lever of a cable puller that assists a user to hold the lever with two hands positioned side by side, said grip comprising

• an elongated, substantially hollow body having length from 12 to 16 inches,
• said body comprising first and second opposed sidewalls, a top wall, and a bottom wall connected together to form a first junction where an edge of the top wall meets an upper edge of the first sidewall, a second junction where another edge of the top wall meets an upper edge of the second sidewall, a third junction where an edge of the bottom wall meets a lower edge of the first sidewall, and a fourth junction where another edge of the bottom wall meets a lower edge of the second sidewall,
• a palm section comprising a substantially non-slippery material including a first segment covering at least a portion of the top wall, a second segment overlapping the first junction and covering at least partially an upper portion of the first sidewall, and a third segment overlapping the second junction and covering at least partially an upper portion of the second sidewall, and
• a finger section comprising a substantially non-slippery material including a first segment covering at least a portion of the bottom wall, a second segment overlapping the third junction and covering at least partially a lower portion of the first sidewall, and a third segment overlapping the fourth junction and covering at least partially a lower portion of the second sidewall.

A grip adapted to be coupled to a manually actuated lever of a cable puller, said grip comprising

• an elongated body having a longitudinal length greater than 12 inches,
• a palm section and a finger section that are opposed to each other,
• said palm section curved laterally substantially to the shape of partially closed palms of human hands,
• said finger section including eight contoured portions shaped to the outline of individual fingers of human hands and positioned in a row side by side to orient the hands of a user in a side by side relationship when grasping the grip.

A grip adapted to be coupled to a manually actuated lever of a cable puller, said grip comprising

• an elongated body having a longitudinal length greater than 12 inches and including
• a palm section and a finger section that are opposed to each other,
• said finger section comprising a plurality of contoured portions shaped to the outline of individual fingers from human hands and positioned in a row side by side to orient the hands of a user in a side by side relationship when grasping the grip, said palm section being curved laterally generally to the shape of a partially closed palm of a human hand,
• said body comprising a molded polymeric material with individual recesses therein, one recess configured to receive the palm section and another configured to receive the finger section,
• said palm section and finger section each comprising a substantially non-slippery material applied to said recess.

In combination, a grip and a manually actuated lever of a cable puller, said grip assisting a user to hold said actuating lever with two hands positioned side by side,

• said grip comprising
• first and second elongated bodies with hollow interiors mounted side by side along the actuating lever,
• each body having a palm section and a finger section,
• the finger section of the first body having a first arcuate segment bowing away from the palm section and the finger section of the second body having an arcuate segment bowing towards the palm section,
• said first and second bodies being coupled to said actuating lever by inserting a portion of said actuating lever into the interiors of said first and second bodies.

A grip adapted to be coupled to a manually actuated lever of a cable puller that assists a user to hold the lever with two hands positioned side by side, said grip comprising

• an elongated body having opposed sides, a top and a bottom, each having a predetermined width,
• said sides tapering inward so that the bottom has a width substantially less than the width of the top, with the bottom having a rounded bottom surface that fits comfortably into partially closed fingers of a user grasping the grip,
• a palm section extending lengthwise along the top, and
• a finger section extending lengthwise along the bottom,
• said finger section having a first arcuate segment bowing away from the palm section and a second arcuate segment bowing towards the palm section,
• said first arcuate segment being inboard of the second arcuate segment.

A manually operated cable puller comprising

• a cable having a first end and a second free end adapted to be connected to a load,
• a ratchet mechanism to which the first end of the first cable is fixedly connected to enable the cable to be unwound and wound up when pulling a load,
• a manually actuated lever coupled to said racket mechanism to operate the racket mechanism, and
• a grip attached to an outer portion of said actuating- lever, said grip having a length greater than 12 inches and including a plurality of exterior finger guide elements that assist the user in orienting his or her hands in a side by side relationship when grasping the grip, said finger guide elements positioned in a row, side by side to face away from the user when manipulating the lever.