Patent ID: 8764614
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A center pull cable handle apparatus comprising: a) a length of hollow cylindrical steel tube having a cylindrical wall portion, a first open tube end, a second open tube end and an empty space between said first open tube end and said second open tube end, said cylindrical steel tube having a circular cross section of uniform diameter along an entire length of said tube between said first open tube end and said second open tube end, said cylindrical wall having a cable tube wall opening extending through the wall of the tube midway along the length of the tube between the first open tube end and the second open tube end; b) an outer grip layer covering said cylindrical wall, said grip layer providing an increased and more comfortable grip than gripping said steel tube directly, said grip layer having a cable grip wall opening which is positioned adjacent to and aligned with said cable tube wall opening; c) a length of aircraft cable having a first cable end extending through said cable tube wall opening and said cable grip layer opening and positioned in said empty space and having a second cable end extending transversely outward away from said grip layer; d) a cable nut crimped onto said first cable end and positioned in said empty space, said cable nut being larger than said cable wall opening whereby securing said first cable end inside said steel tube; e) a connector attached to said second cable end; and f) a length of flexible tubing surrounding said cable, said length of tubing extending from said grip layer to said connector, whereby when a user grasps the outer grip layer of the handle, the first cable end is located inside the grasp of the user and said cable and tubing pass between a ring finger and a middle finger of the user.