Detachable grip for elongated members

A detachable grip for placement around an elongated member having an outer surface, said grip comprising:

• a resilient body member having inner and outer surfaces, said outer surface substantially defined by a plurality of outwardly extending curvilinear projections adapted to conform to the shape of a hand of a user, said plurality of projections defining a longitudinal axis;
• an arcuate gripping surface defined by said inner surface of said body member, said arcuate gripping surface extending parallel to said longitudinal axis between first and second ends of said body member and adapted to conform to and releasably engage the outer surface of the elongated member;
• first and second pairs of resilient securing members extending outwardly from said body member in substantially perpendicular relation to said longitudinal axis, each said securing member having a planar inner surface, a proximal end connected to said body member and a distal end spaced a predetermined distance from said proximal end;
• said first pair of securing members positioned proximate said first end of said body and said second pair of securing members positioned proximate said second end of said body;
• attachment means positioned proximate said distal end of at least one of said securing members of each said first and second pairs of securing members for releasably attaching said distal ends to each other in an overlapping relationship around the outer surface of the elongated member;
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• wherein said arcuate gripping surface of said body member and said planar inner surface of each said securing member is adapted to frictionally engage and securely grip the outer surface of the elongated member when said distal ends of said securing members are releasably attached to each other thereby preventing rotational or axial movement of said grip relative to the elongated member.