Detachable grab handle

A method for manufacturing a detachable handle, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a flexible elongate member of a durable material having a first half portion and an adjacent second half portion, the first half portion having a first free end and the second half portion having a second free end;
• disposing one of a pair of swivel clips on the flexible elongate member, the pair of swivel clips including a first swivel clip and a second swivel clip;
• providing a hollow tubular grip having a first aperture disposed at a first end of the tubular grip and a second aperture disposed at a second end of the tubular grip, the first end disposed opposite the second end, and at least one gripping feature formed in an outer surface of the tubular grip, wherein the at least one gripping feature includes a plurality of vent holes formed through the tubular grip;
• disposing the first and second free ends of the flexible elongate member through the tubular grip;
• disposing another of the pair of swivel clips over one of the first and second free ends of the flexible elongate member, the swivel clips disposed on opposite ends of the tubular grip;
• and
• connecting the first and second free ends to form a closed loop, the swivel clips militating against a removal of the flexible elongate member from the tubular grip,
• wherein the flexible elongate member extends along an inner surface of the tubular grip with no intervening material disposed therebetween, the inner surface of the tubular grip defining the first aperture and the second aperture, the tubular grip thereby permitted freedom of movement to slide along the flexible elongate member between the first swivel clip and the second swivel clip, and to also move in a direction transverse and relative to the flexible elongate member, and
• wherein the at least one gripping feature includes a plurality of indentations formed on an underside of the tubular grip and a plurality of recesses formed on a topside of the tubular grip, wherein the indentations are configured to receive fingers of a user, and each of the recesses have opposing edges that are both oriented substantially transverse to the elongate member, and the vent holes include grooves formed in each of the recesses, the grooves oriented substantially transverse to an axis along which the tubular grip is oriented.

A detachable handle system, comprising:

• a surface;
• and
• a detachable handle removably coupled to the surface, the detachable handle including a hollow tubular grip having a first aperture disposed at a first end of the tubular grip and a second aperture disposed at a second end of the tubular grip, the first end disposed opposite the second end, and at least one gripping feature formed in an outer surface of the tubular grip, wherein the at least one gripping feature includes a plurality of vent holes formed through the tubular grip, a flexible elongate member formed from a closed loop of durable material, the closed loop of durable material having a first half portion and an adjacent second half portion, each of the first half portion and the second half portion of the closed loop of durable material disposed through both the first aperture and the second aperture of the tubular grip, and a pair of swivel clips including a first swivel clip and a second swivel clip, the first swivel clip coupled to the flexible elongate member and disposed adjacent the first end of the tubular grip, the second swivel clip coupled to the flexible elongate member and disposed adjacent the second end of the tubular grip, the swivel clips together militating against removal of the flexible elongate member from the tubular grip,
• wherein the flexible elongate member extends along an inner surface of the tubular grip with no intervening material disposed therebetween, the inner surface of the tubular grip defining the first aperture and the second aperture, the tubular grip thereby permitted freedom of movement to slide along the flexible elongate member between the first swivel clip and the second swivel clip, and to also move in a direction transverse and relative to the flexible elongate member, and
• wherein the at least one gripping feature includes a plurality of indentations formed on an underside of the tubular grip and a plurality of recesses formed on a topside of the tubular grip, wherein the indentations are configured to receive fingers of a user, and each of the recesses have opposing edges that are both oriented substantially transverse to the elongate member, and the vent holes include grooves formed in each of the recesses, the grooves oriented substantially transverse to an axis along which the tubular grip is oriented.