Patent ID: 6858286
Filing Date: 2005-02-22
Classification: B25F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Soft grip element for a hand-operated electric machine tools having a machine housing which includes handle molded or attached to the machine housing, the soft grip element comprising: at least one stiff shell-shaped body to be detachably placed in contact with the machine housing and/or the handle, and a coating of soft elastic material which covers the shell-shaped body on a surface of the shell body facing away from the machine housing and/or the handle, wherein an exposed surface of the coating contains a plurality of recesess, and some of the recesses include a through hole which extends through the coating and the shell body; wherein the through holes in the area of the shell body are lined with the soft elastic material of the coating; and wherein in at least some of the through holes the soft elastic material lining in the shell body area projects over the surface of the shell body like a collar such that the shell body will rest upon the material collars when placed on the handle.