Patent · US Expired

Grip assembly attachable to variously shaped articles

US6823562B1 · kind B1 · utility

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12Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 3, 2002
Grant dateNov 30, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 3, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S16/12
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The grip assembly that is attachable to or may be incorporated into variously shaped item sections with a grip portion and an item attachment structure. The grip portion has an ergonomically polygonal shaped outer surface. The item attachment structure is in force transferring relation to the ergonomically shaped outer surface and is securable to any one or a large variety of item shapes in a manner such that physical forces may be transferred between the item and the hand of a user gripping the ergonomically shaped outer surface portion.

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