Soft-feel handle and method of making same
AssigneeTextile Trim, Inc.
InventorKenneth V. Tietze
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Abstract
An improved soft-feel handle construction including first and second parts each part including a flexible thermoplastic sheath wrapped around a cushioning member. One of the parts includes a thin, flat elongated conductive member positioned between the thermoplastic sheath and the cushion. The first and second handle parts are dielectrically sealed together with each handle part covering the seal so that the seal is formed interiorly of the handle.
Claims4
An improved elongated soft-feel handle comprising:
- a first handle part including an elongated metallic core having first and second sides, a first elongated cushioning member positioned on the first side of said core, and a first elongated thermoplastic sheath surrounding said core and said first cushioning member, and first sheath having first and second longitudinal edgespositioned on the second side of the metallic core;
- a second handle part including a second elongated cushioning member and a second elongated thermoplastic sheath surrounding said second cushioning member, said second elongated sheath having first and second longitudinal edges positioned on one side of said second cushioning member;
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- said first handle part and said second handle part joined together in an aligned relation so that each handle part overlies the longitudinal sheath edges of the opposite handle part.
In an improved elongated soft-feel handle construction including an elongated flat metallic strip adapted to be secured to brackets or the like, the improvement comprising:
- a first cushioning member substantially coextensive with and adjacent one side of said metallic strip;
- a first thermoplastic sheath overlying said first cushioning member and having its longitudinal ends on the side of the metallic strip opposite from said first cushioning member;
- a second cushioning member;
- a second thermoplastic sheath surrounding said second cushioning member and having its longitudinal ends on one side thereof;
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- said second sheath and said second cushioning member positioned, as a sub-assembly, on said other side of said metallic strip so that the longitudinal ends of said first sheath are substantially adjacent the longitudinal ends of said second sheath so that each handle part overlies the longitudinal ends of the thermoplastic sheath of the opposite handle part.
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