Patent ID: 7770262
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: B25F,B25G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tactile handle of the type configured for gripping by a human hand comprising: an outer skeletal support structure having a predetermined hollow center configuration, said skeletal support structure including a plurality of windows separated by a plurality of ribs, wherein each of said plurality of ribs have a width that is less than a diameter of a largest circle that would fit within any of said plurality of windows, said plurality of ribs having an inside surface generally defining said hollow center and an outside surface generally coextensive with and defining the outside of said skeletal support structure, wherein said plurality of windows is spread throughout substantially the entire length of said skeletal support structure, wherein each of said plurality of windows entirely penetrates said skeletal support structure; and a cushion structure injection molded within each of said plurality of windows with the cushion structure being only chemically bonded to the skeletal support structure where the cushion structure contacts the support structure, said cushion structure covering substantially the entire skeletal support structure, said cushion structure spanning said plurality of windows but not extending generally beyond said inside surface of said ribs into said hollow center.