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US 9,541,108 B1Granted
Anchor system for securing attachments to handles
OwnerJulie Beth Penrod, Daniel Tagtowinventors
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus for installing attachments on handles. The invention includes first and second pieces with curved sections that form a generally cylindrical volume around the handle. The first and second pieces are rotatably connected about a hinge axis and may be moved to and from a locked position around handle. A flap having a toothed surface is connected to an end of the second piece, and a tooth extending from an end of the first piece can engage the toothed surface to inhibit inadvertent release of the apparatus from the handle.
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An apparatus for installing attachments on handles, the apparatus comprising:
- a first piece having a first curved section with a first end, a second end, and a first concave surface between the first end and the second end, the first piece further having a projection adjacent to and extending away from the first end, the projection having a free end, a first surface, a second surface, and at least one surface extending between the first surface and the second surface and defining at least one opening between the first surface and the second surface;
- a first hinge axis intersecting the projection;
- a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis, the free end of the projection being between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis;
- at least one bar within the at least one opening, the at least one bar having a longitudinal axis collinear with the first hinge axis;
- a second piece having a second curved section with a first end, a second end, and a second concave surface between the first end and the second end, the second piece rotatably connected to the first piece at the first hinge axis, and
- wherein the first piece comprises at least one set of first hooked members proximal to the free end of the projection, each set of first hooked members having at least one first arced surface facing a first direction and at least one second arced surface facing a second direction, each of the first arced surface and the second arced surface at least partially circumscribing the second hinge axis.
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An apparatus for installing attachments on handles, the apparatus comprising:
- a first piece having a first curved section with a first end, a second end, and a first concave surface between the first end and the second end, the first piece further having a projection adjacent to and extending away from the first end, the projection having a free end, a first surface, a second surface, and at least one surface extending between the first surface and the second surface and defining at least one opening between the first surface and the second surface;
- a first hinge axis intersecting the projection;
- a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis, the free end of the projection being between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis;
- at least one bar within the at least one opening, the at least one bar having a longitudinal axis collinear with the first hinge axis;
- a second piece having a second curved section with a first end, a second end, and a second concave surface between the first end and the second end, the second piece rotatably connected to the first piece at the first hinge axis;
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- at least one rotation preventer attached to the projection, the rotation preventer having a surface intersecting the second hinge axis and a plurality of nodules extending from the surface.
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An apparatus for installing attachments on handles, the apparatus comprising:
- a first piece having a first curved section with a first end, a second end, and a first concave surface between the first end and the second end, the first piece further having a projection adjacent to and extending away from the first end, the projection having a free end, a first surface, a second surface, and at least one surface extending between the first surface and the second surface and defining at least one opening between the first surface and the second surface;
- a first hinge axis intersecting the projection;
- a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis, the free end of the projection being between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis;
- at least one bar within the at least one opening, the at least one bar having a longitudinal axis collinear with the first hinge axis;
- a second piece having a second curved section with a first end, a second end, and a second concave surface between the first end and the second end, the second piece rotatably connected to the first piece at the first hinge axis;
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- at least one grip insert attached to each concave surface.
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An apparatus for installing attachments on handles, the apparatus comprising:
- a first piece having a first curved section with a first end, a second end, and a first concave surface between the first end and the second end, the first piece further having a projection adjacent to and extending away from the first end, the projection having a free end, a first surface, a second surface, and at least one surface extending between the first surface and the second surface and defining at least one opening between the first surface and the second surface;
- a first hinge axis intersecting the projection;
- a second hinge axis parallel to the first hinge axis, the free end of the projection being between the first hinge axis and the second hinge axis;
- at least one bar within the at least one opening, the at least one bar having a longitudinal axis collinear with the first hinge axis;
- a second piece having a second curved section with a first end, a second end, and a second concave surface between the first end and the second end, the second piece rotatably connected to the first piece at the first hinge axis;
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- a flap connected to the second end of the second piece, the flap having a toothed surface.
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