Gripping sleeve apparatus and method of using the same
US5611533A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2209/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An improved gripping sleeve for enhancing a hand grip of a shank portion of an object, which provides a tube member having interior and exterior wall surfaces in which the interior wall surface is for engaging the shank portion of the object and an abrasive surface disposed on the interior wall surface of said tube member; including a method for gripping a shank portion of an object having the steps of providing a gripping sleeve (10) comprising a tube member having interior and exterior wall surfaces and having an abrasive surface disposed on said interior wall surface, engaging the interior wall surface of said tube member to the shank portion of the object and gripping the exterior wall surface (20) of the tube member to exert a force (F) onto the shank portion of the object through the interior wall surface of the tube member. The invention includes a layer of material which overlies the surface of the shank portion of the object and in which the layer bonds to the surface of the shank portion and in which the layer has an exterior non-tacky surface in which one embodiment utilizes a granular abrasive material dispersed about and partially embedded in the exterior surface of th…
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