Patent ID: 6131972
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B25G,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A grip handle for use with an implement of the type having a shaft on which the grip handle may be mounted, said grip handle comprising a generally D-shaped handle including a generally U-shaped portion adapted for mounting the handle on the end of a shaft and having spaced apart arm portions, a hand grip bar secured to and between said arm portions and having a plurality of recesses formed along its length, and a layer of soft material formed circumferentially on an outer peripheral surface of said grip bar so as to be imbedded in said recesses to prevent rotation of said layer about said grip bar, said layer having a pattern of spaced raised pads formed on a portion of an outer exposed surface of said layer so that the palm of a user's hand at least partially engages said raised pads when gripping said grip bar, the remainder of said outer exposed surface of said layer of soft material defining a continuous smooth finger grip surface area adapted to be engaged by the user's fingers when gripping said grip bar.