Patent ID: 8348534

Claim:
A grip system comprising: a writing implement having a length in a cylindrical configuration with a first diameter over the majority of its extent with a leading and trailing end and with a side wall, the writing implement adapted to be used by people with greater motor skills; and a generally tubular gripping member having an essentially cylindrical exterior surface with a second diameter greater than the first diameter, a bore through the gripping member forming a cylindrical interior surface with a third diameter when the gripping member is received by the writing implement, the gripping member having a side wall between the cylindrical exterior surface and the bore, the side wall of the gripping member having a thickness greater than the diameter of the writing implement, the gripping member having a leading and a trailing face, the writing implement being frictionally received by and supported within the interior surface of the gripping member with the leading end of the writing implement being spaced from the leading face of the gripping member, the gripping member covering the majority of the length of the writing implement when in system configuration adapted to be used by young children and people with undeveloped motor skills, the gripping member being fabricated of a resilient foam material.