Patent ID: 7159266

Claim:
A handle construction for a brush handle comprising, in combination: a molded plastic handle body having a generally straight centerline axis extending from an annular flange outwardly to a distal end, said body including a longitudinal axial groove extending inwardly from the distal end toward the flange, said body including an arcuate groove transverse to the axis at the distal end, said body further including a circumferential groove defining an opposing flange to the first flange; and an elastomeric material gripping sleeve formed with an open end joined to a hollow passage sized and shaped to slide longitudinally axially onto the handle and including a closed end, an internal inwardly projecting rib defining a key for cooperatively engaging and fitting into the axial handle groove to guide the sleeve onto the handle, and further including an internal circumferential rib for engaging the circumferential groove to retain the sleeve on the handle.