Patent ID: 11944587
Assignee: SCALPAL LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  F | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A grasping facilitator, comprising:
a pliable collar having a main body that is elongated along an extension axis for a length greater than a radius extending from the extension axis to an external periphery of an exterior surface of the main body,
wherein the main body has a first end and a second end spaced apart along the axis of extension,
wherein the main body has an interior through-hole opening out, respectively, at the first and second ends;
wherein the through-hole is defined by an interior surface of the main body, and that interior surface has a non-constant diameter in extending along the extension axis between the first and second ends, and
wherein the main body is dimensioned for reception device receipt through the through-hole, with the interior surface, defining the non-constant diameter through-hole, being configured for sliding friction contact relative to the received device, and finger pressure haptic enhanced capturing of the reception device at a location along the extension axis, and wherein the non-constant diameter through-hole includes a convoluted surface that defines a cross-sectional radial length, extending between the interior surface and exterior surface of the main body, that is greater than a radius of the through-hole at a common cross-sectional location in a central region of the main body.