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US 8,006,352 B2Granted
Gripping handle
AssigneeKomperdell Sportartikel Gesellschaft M.B.H.
InventorThomas Roiser
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Abstract
A part which can be manually gripped, for example a handle (2), especially for athletic poles, has a core (14) of soft or hard foamed plastic and a covering (12) of leather or textile material or an imitation of such sheet materials. In the core (14) there is a blind hole (20) which is open toward the lower end (5) of the handle (2) and which, when the core consists of soft foam, is formed by a sleeve (16) which is closed on the upper end and which is embedded in the core (14).
Claims28
A grippable part comprising:
- a core (14) having a head end (6) and an opposite bottom end (5);
- a covering (12) of sheet material which substantially encompasses the core (14);
- an insert part (30), comprising a tubular section (32);
- a first insert (38) configured to be pushed into a first end of the tubular section (32), the first end corresponding to the head end (6) of the core (14);
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- a second insert (36) configured to be pushed into an opposite second end of the tubular section (32),
- wherein said first and second inserts (36, 38) are configured to fix edges of the covering (12) onto the insert part (30), by clamping, upon being respectively pushed into the first and second ends.
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