Composite Handles and Knobs

Abstract

A handle is provided with a body made of a material which is a multi ply resin impregnated wood, at least two of the plys are dyed different colors and are arranged in a pattern within the body, the body has a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end includes a base. An insert is positioned in a blind hole of the base and the insert is made of a second material different from the material and a distal most portion of the insert is positioned flush or below the base. The insert includes a female threaded portion having a central axis and the insert is mounted in the material and the proximal end of the body excludes one or more through holes. The body is symmetrical about the axis and includes one or more sections which include a circular cross section taken across the axis and a side profile of the body varies in width measured through the axis between the proximal and distal ends. All of the plys are arranged substantially parallel to the axis such that a side surface of the body includes portions where the plys are seen substantially vertically arranged along the axis and another side where plys create a variable shaped pattern.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.