Handle grip

A grip for a handle of a hand held implement comprising:

• a thin walled stretchable tubular member having a longitudinal axis and an inside diameter, said member being stretchable radially of said longitudinal axis in response to exposure to a vacuum which allows for insertion of said handle into said member, and said member being sized and configured to contract into a tight friction fit with said handle,
• a boot formed integral with said tubular member at one end thereof, said boot being adapted to receive therein, said handle's free end, said boot closing said one end, and
• an outwardly flaring generally cup-shaped flange formed integral with said tubular member at an open end of said tubular member, said flange having a greatest diameter at least twice the inside diameter of said tubular member, said flange being sized and configured so that its outer periphery can be provided with a stable cuff, that stable cuff being stretchable over a collar on a vacuum chamber without significantly stretching said tubular member during installation of said grip on said handle, said cup-shaped flange comprising
• an annular floor joined integral with said tubular member, said floor extending generally radially outward of said tubular member relative to said longitudinal axis and having a width, and
• an annular rim joined integral with said floor at a shoulder, said rim initially extending beyond the open end of said tubular member substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular member, said cup-shaped flange being structured so as to be invertable at its shoulder, said rim forming the stable cuff relative to said tubular member when said flange is inverted so as to space said cuff from said tubular member in order to form an annular gap having a width about equal to the width of said annular floor.