Vibration dampening grip cover for the handle of an implement
AssigneeInnercore Grip Company
InventorsThomas Falone, Carmen Dimario, Robert A Vito
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Abstract
A vibration dampening grip cover for the handle of an implement is preferably of multilayer laminate form having an inner vibration dampening layer and an outer gripping layer. A further inner force dissipating stiffening layer is included in the laminate. In a variation of the invention a grip cover is in the form of a sleeve which fits over the end of an implement handle. The sleeve terminates in a peripherally outward knob. The sleeve may be of a single layer made from vibration dampening material or may be a multilayer laminate.
Claims18
A vibration absorbing grip cover for covering a handle of an implement comprising:
- a sleeve having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being open to permit a portion of the handle of the implement to extend therethrough, wherein said sleeve is a multi-layer laminate comprising:
- an inner layer of elastomeric vibration absorbing material which is free of voids therein;
- an elastomeric layer which includes an aramid material therein and that is disposed on the inner layer, wherein the amramid material distributes vibration to facilitate vibration dampening;
- an outermost elastomeric layer having tacky outer surface that facilitates a user gripping the handle during use of the implement, and
- an outwardly extending peripheral knob portion forms the lower end of the sleeve.
A vibration absorbing grip for covering a handle of an implement comprising:
- a sleeve having upper and lower ends, the upper end defining an opening to permit a portion of the handle of the implement to extend therethrough, wherein the sleeve is adapted to absorb vibration and comprises:
- an inner layer adapted to be disposed on the implement and to absorb vibration, the inner layer being formed by an elastomer that is substantially free of voids therein;
- an elastomeric layer which includes an aramid material therein and that is disposed on the inner layer, the aramid material comprising a plurality of individual strips of aramid of different sizes, wherein the amramid material distributes vibration to facilitate vibration dampening, the elastomeric layer being substantially free of voids therein;
- an outermost layer that is disposed on the elastomeric layer, the outermost layer being formed by an elastomer that is substantially free of voids.
A vibration absorbing grip for covering a handle of an implement comprising:
- a sleeve having upper and lower ends, the upper end defining an opening to permit a portion of the handle of the implement to extend therethrough, wherein the sleeve is adapted to absorb vibration and comprises:
- an inner layer adapted to be disposed on the implement and to absorb vibration, the inner layer being formed by an elastomer that is substantially free of voids therein;
- an elastomeric layer which includes an aramid material therein and that is disposed on the inner layer, the aramid material comprising a plurality of individual strips of aramid of generally equal sizes, wherein the aramid material distributes vibration to facilitate vibration dampening, the elastomeric layer being substantially free of voids therein, the plurality of individual aramid strips being generally parallel to each other;
- an outermost layer that is disposed on the elastomeric layer, the outermost layer being formed by an elastomer that is substantially free of voids.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.