Patent · US Expired

Shock absorbing handle grip for tool handle

US5926911A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 1998
Grant dateJul 27, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 24, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S16/41
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shock absorbing handle grip includes a sleeve-like rubber grip body sleeved onto the coupling shaft of the handle of a hand tool, a substantially U-shaped flat packing bar inserted from a rear end opening on the grip body and clamped on the coupling shaft of the handle of the hand tool and an end cap fastened to the rear end opening of the grip body, the end cap, the grip body and the packing bar forming an air bag around the coupling shaft of the handle of the hand tool.

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