Patent ID: 6419601
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: A63B,B25G,B62K,B63H,Y10T

Abstract:
A hand held implement including a handle, said handle comprising:a handle shaft having inner and outer ends and an outer surface, at least a portion of said outer surface comprising a first braking surface; a grip sleeve having inner and outer ends and inner and outer surfaces, said grip sleeve at least partially surrounding said handle shaft, said grip sleeve being temporarily deformable from a non-deformed state inwardly towards said handle shaft into a deformed state upon application of manual pressure to said outer surface thereof, retaining means for mounting said grip sleeve for rotation about said handle shaft when said grip sleeve is in its non-deformed state, at least that portion of said inner surface of said grip sleeve opposed to said first braking surface of said handle shaft having a second braking surface thereon; at least part of said portion of said grip sleeve containing said second braking surface entering into braking engagement with at least part of said first braking surface of said handle shaft to thereby prevent relative rotation between said grip sleeve and said handle shaft upon application of said manually applied squeezing pressure, said second braking surface disengaging from said first braking surface upon release of said manually applied squeezing pressure; said implement being attached to said handle shaft.