3D Lattice Grips
OwnerGregory J. Vehlies, Joe Lowinskeinventors
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Abstract
The present invention utilizes additive manufacturing in conjunction with 3D lattice patterns and shapes to achieve grips and wraps that embody enhanced grippiness, e.g. the ease in which a user may maintain a secure hold or contact of the handle or gripping surface of an object, enhanced impact absorption of the end-product, enhanced mitigation of impact transference to the user's body and appendages, and the capability to mitigate moisture collection under and around the user's grip on the grip or wrap via introducing increased airflow and surface area.
Claims20
A handlebar grip comprising:
- a three-dimensional lattice structure forming a hollow cylinder having an internal surface;
- an internal sleeve having an exterior surface, wherein said three-dimensional lattice structure is affixed to the exterior surface of said internal sleeve.
A handlebar grip comprising:
- a plurality of three-dimensional lattice structures forming a plurality of hollow cylinders each having an internal surface;
- a plurality internal sleeves each having an exterior surface, wherein said each of the plurality of three-dimensional lattice structures is affixed to the exterior surface of said plurality of internal sleeves;
- wherein each of the plurality of internal sleeves comprises a mating end wherein said mating ends are capable of a secure mating engagement.
The handlebar grip comprising:
- a three-dimensional lattice structure comprising one or more layers of three-dimensional lattice;
- an internal sleeve having an exterior surface, wherein a three-dimensional ridge structure is disposed upon said exterior surface of the internal sleeve;
- wherein said three-dimensional lattice structure further comprises an interior surface that slidably engages with the exterior surface of said internal sleeve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.