Releasably mountable hand grip for handles

A hand grip for releasable attachment to a carrying unit, comprising:

• an elongated tubular body having an inner wall, an outer wall, and a material thickness therebetween, said tubular body being open ended and having an axial opening extending through it, said body being oriented with respect to said carrying unit so as to define an upper portion and a lower portion, said body having a longitudinal opening in it which communicates with said axial opening for enabling said body to receive an associated part of said carrying unit through said longitudinal opening, said longitudinal opening being positioned along said upper portion;
• exterior gripping means defined by the outer wall of said tubular body, said outer wall defining a hand gripping grip conformed to the shape of a user's hand to enable a user to grip said elongated tubular body comfortably when said tubular body is mounted on an associated part of said carrying unit, said exterior gripping means being positioned along the lower portion of said tubular body opposite said longitudinal opening;
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• a plurality of serrations arranged in a single row longitudinally or said inner wall and aligned opposite said longitudinal opening in said hand grip and adjacent said exterior gripping means, said serrations, longitudinal opening, and exterior gripping means aligned in a common plane said serrations adapted to engage at least a portion of said associated part of said carrier unit when said hand grip is attached to said carrier unit.