TW498032B - Grip for automobiles and other hand gripped applications - Google Patents

Abstract

Hand grip apparatus (100) that wraps around an object to be gripped is described, including a multi-layered flexible gripping surface (102) dimensioned to wrap around the object. The multi-layered flexible gripping surface includes a cover layer (112) of an elastomeric material, a base layer (116) of a rubberized material, and a gel layer (126) interposed between the cover layer and the base layer. In use on the object, the gripping surface is secured in place by fastening elements (120, 122) that are secured to the flexible gripping surface and configured to cooperatively engage when the grip apparatus is wrapped around the object.

Description

4 ^ 8032 V. Description of the invention (1) [Field of invention] The present invention is generally used for loading [Background of the invention] For a long time, I will make the vehicle operate, because the car valley is easy to feel fatigue and will cause the hand shape, such as Molding is not good, but it should be inconvenient. Other conditions: Sun exposure into the driver ’s hand or on the road in the a »area of 崎, which causes driving fatigue and uncomfortable handling. The rubber handle is traditionally used for square leather (vinyl. The rubber foam cover is placed on the pan's in some uncomfortable. The 4 'fixed, the usual physiological depression, was originally caused by driving. The discomfort when a plastic is made will happen on the foot grip via the steering wheel. No, the steering wheel described the problem. The cover is made of rubber material and placed on the disk cover. Weaving is a way to feel familiar to the driver. Long. It is like a concave design when the steering wheel is shaped. For example, when a hard steering wheel is used, the vibrator's hand grip is also traditionally solved for the upwards protection of the disk. Tight work and discomfort. For the convenience of the driver, double open the direction of the air, and the steering wheel is difficult, and the pedal tube is a protective cover, and "clamp on the long-distance steering wheel at the commuter station. Some drivers will stop when the hand stops in the open space." Passing discomfort. Hand grasping the peripheral gear to protect the steering wheel driving posture, grasping the steering wheel outside the wheel on the parking lot, drying the car on the high-speed delivery to the above-mentioned movements of the gloves and periodical driving gloves, so the pressure Directly exposed hand that also slides toward the wheel. To make a low-level steering wheel, the hand must be driven by hand or long, or a suitable shape and size cover made of foam, woven fabric, leather, or man-made. The steering wheel has elasticity. The material, stretched elastic cloth-type hood is traditionally tied with short fluff with regard to a voluminous handle cover, which goes against the novel cover device of the handle in detail. Tongguan

^ 8032 V. Description of the invention (2) It is made of loop cloth or artificial fur, with a non-slip lining and elastic on the inner edge of the cover, so as to cover the appropriate position of the steering wheel. The carved leather shield is designed to have a gorgeous appearance and weight reduction. ^ f Artificial leather or artificial leather is wound around the cover and steering wheel's tether. Most of the above shields are thin forks without pads, which can protect the compound from being worn in the direction. It belongs to the interior decoration of the car. Carved artificial leather is low, but the leather cover has the advantages of beautiful appearance and good texture. Cost However, the conventional steering wheel shield has its limitations. In particular, a woven steering wheel cover or a foam cover with a cymbal will increase the thickness of the steering wheel by 1 to make the steering wheel look big and awkward, solid: unnecessary cushions and woven fabric around the entire steering wheel will interfere with Fang Guangyi Control, especially when taking sharp turns. Attaching the shield to the steering wheel: Normal often affects the appearance, because it is easy to loose = secret method The hem is exposed. The woven cover is easy to change = finger and = sex = ί: The two cotton cover is easy to be uncomfortable to hold by the sun. In addition, the design arm of any hand movement, eliminating repeated forces, or providing any equipment or equipment, if and not applicable to other types of load with other gripping surfaces (r 1-even borrowed) Construction equipment, machinery and equipment production-equipment), oars, sports equipment, sporting goods, physical rehabilitation equipment in the third three =; 1 often see hand exercisers in the field, such as-the system of connecting the handle; and compression devices , Such as with rubber or

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叼 8032 V Description of the invention (3) & He compressible ball or cylinder. There are pillow-like pressure aids, such as: filled with non-perishable materials, seeds, fine particles: plastic, woven fabric, or latex balloons such as plastic putty; made of different, two-shaped ^ size Sponge-like foam; soft and compressible rubber ball. However, these devices are not designed or manufactured to drive or hold for long periods of time. Existing one-hand exercise devices can be applied to the steering wheel. The device is a molded elastic body part, which has a through hole extending through it, and a recessed part is formed on the body part by molding-for fingers to grip the cry. However, because the device is injection molded and has a recessed part, the tool is limited by the inability to adapt to various directions and the size and position of the hand. Qianwen more. The driver of a long-distance shuttle car always wants to change one request occasionally. The sags of the fingers on the front face of the 疋 6 疋 can not meet this need. [Objective of the invention] One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a handle cover positioned on the handlebar, which can also be used for a steering wheel or a force, Moving hands and improving comfort: To reduce pressure on the driver or driver_ Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a shape and structure of the handle cover, A can be suitable for various positions on the handle of the steering wheel. Applicable to various hand sizes, hand-in-hand. Another object of the present invention is to provide a handle cover for various handle applications, such as can be applied to handles, hand pads, paddles, and bars outside the steering wheel. C: \ 2D-roDE \ 90-12 \ 90125455.ptd 498032 V. Description of the invention (4) Rod, mechanical equipment, physical therapy device, etc. Another object of the present invention is to provide a handle cover which has various advantages of eliminating gripping and can maintain a beautiful appearance. [Summary of the Invention] The handle cover device of the present invention includes a multi-layer flexible grip cloth piece which is cut into an appropriate size to surround a handle body. The multi-layer flexible grip sheet is further cut into a suitable size to provide a first part. When the flexible grip sheet surrounds the handle, the first part is overlapped with a second part of the flexible grip sheet. . A first fastening element is fixed on the first component; and a second fastening element is fixed on the second component; when the handle cover device is wrapped around the handle, the second fastening element is shaped The structure and the first fastening element are combined with each other, so that after the flexible grip piece is disposed on the handle body, the flexible grip piece can fasten the handle body in place. The multi-layer flexible grip sheet includes a top layer, a bottom layer, and a gel layer between the cover layer and the bottom layer. The cover layer is made of a synthetic rubber material, such as a stretch woven fabric, a woven fabric containing spandex (elastic rayon) is an example. The bottom layer is made of a telescopic material, so that the flexible grip sheet can be applied to handles of various sizes, and an anti-sliding surface is provided to prevent the flexible grip sheet from slipping on the surface of the handle body after it is installed on the handle body. Suitable. The material suitable for the inner bottom layer is any sizing material, open or closed-cell rubber (〇pe η -or closed-cell rubber), neoprene (a type of synthetic rubber), and Stretch weaving and so on. The gel layer is made of a resiliently compressible gel material, such as a co-polymer gel or a silica gel.

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In one embodiment, the 'gel layer has at least one shock-proof bulge portion which bulges from the inner bottom layer. In one embodiment, the gel layer includes a finger raised portion and a palm raised portion, and the rain person is properly separated from each other, so that when the hand holds the soft film, the finger raised portion is closely attached to the finger portion. To provide an elastically-resilient shock-absorbing effect; the palm raised portion is closely attached to the palm portion to provide an elastically-resilient shock-absorbing effect. In one embodiment, 'the first fastening element and the second fastening element are made of a hook and loop fastening material which can be combined with each other. For example, the first fastening element is a loop portion of the mother tape; the second fastening element is a hook portion of the mother tape material. The handle cover is suitable to wrap around one or more areas on the handle. Compressed, the handle sleeve also provides wrist and arm muscles for comfort. For patients with arthritis, the grip diameter and compressible gel grip comfort. The multi-layer Rouwei knife holds the cloth handle cover, and at the same time, it adapts to different gloves. It is particularly suitable for various handles, such as ski poles, rackets, levers, and mechanical skis, rackets, levers, mechanical bicycles, crutches, crutches, walking分 的 装置。 Divided device. Disks, handles, or other hands to be gripped in the gel layer are elastically restored and can eliminate pressure; for the elderly drivers who exercise their fingers, hands, and absorb vibration to improve joint operators or driver's joint pain, the larger the Areas help reduce pain, provide grip and provide hand sizes and grip positions for a variety of handle shapes. The handles of the present invention include motorcycles, pedals with handles, paddles, high-altitude swings, rods, and structural devices, physical therapy dressings, training machines, etc., and other grip parts 498032. 5. Description of the invention (6) Example The following is a description of a preferred embodiment of the handle cover device of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. [Detailed description of the invention] The cutting device includes a multi-layered flexible grip cloth which is cut by a hand. The size of the field is appropriately fixed to a handle body, such as a steering wheel or a handle: Figure 1 is a top view of a handle cover device ι0 according to an embodiment of the present invention;-^ \ Bottom view of the handle cover device 1GG . Handle cover device 100 package edge two: two cloth pieces 102 'which have a first edge 104, a second) layer 112 is: two edges 108, a fourth edge 110 cover (outside two has an outer surface 11 4; a bottom (inner) layer 11 6 provides an inner surface, described later "1 grip, the sheet 102 is made of a sufficiently soft material, the soft material is flat, such as a makes the holding cloth sheet 102 when not in use, It will soon be paved, displayed, stored, or packed. The gripping piece 1102 has a suitable rule ί Wei knife gripping piece 1. The first part of the 2 overlaps the soft 1-edge gripping piece of cloth piece 1. 〇2 A handle body is wrapped around a handle; in detail, the 1-f makes the 4th and third edges 1 0 8 when the flexible grip cloth wraps around the handle body. Overlap each other. A first fastening element = ί; side r8 is fixed on the outer surface 114;-a second second cadre one edge 104 is fixed on the inner surface 118. In: ϊ embodiment 'as shown in the figure As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first component of the first fastening element 120 i 2, 2 is a loop component; a complementary component of the second fastening element material, such as a hook component. Commercial use Or industrial grade.

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Page 10 V. Description of the invention (7) In the example of the p vane yoke, the two parts of the mother tape material; the hook; ff-shaped body, which has-length and-width, the width Li:: wooden early blade house When the cloth piece surrounds the handle body, the range where the edge 104 overlaps with 108 is equal to the degree. The first-fastening element 120 is elongated along its length / section? & The second fastening element 122 is long and square in length, ^ 'Γ 4 opposite. When the flexible grip cloth sheet is wrapped around the handle body, the first: each piece 120 and the second fastening element 122 are formed to tightly close the handle cover, and the edges of the cover layer 1 1 2 and the bottom layer 1 1 6 are woven by A cross-sectional view of a cloth piping 1 2 4 knotted in a package ΓΛ2 sleeve assembly 100. Multi-layer soft ground grip cloth sheet 1.2 is used for 夂 ^ ruler. It is made of-telescopic material 'make Rowell blade grip cloth sheet suitable for simultaneously providing-anti-sliding surface, so as to avoid Rowell blade Neooprin, 3 \ Adhesive materials, such as open or closed cyst rubber, Yue Lin, and stretch woven fabric infiltrated with sizing materials. Appropriate: 1: 1: The cloth is made of one-eight elastic materials, such as a stretch woven fabric. More cloth. In this Λ'φ, there is a woven fabric of 1 brand. Nylon / spandex / polyester blend on the top of a dry dress # 1

Lycra "material, which is a material series;" '⑽㈣ swells to the back of LyCra ®. Cover layer ^ cloth, wool cotton ⑴ocking) Gel layer 1 26, which is elastic and the middle layer of the bottom layer 116 is a gel. Glue layer 12 "" Heart == Compressed material. In the example, the surface passes through and crosses so that the gel layer 1 2 6 has 498032. V. Description of the invention

There is at least a bulge from the inner bottom layer 116. In another implementation (not shown) example, the gel layer 1 2 6 has a uniform cross section. In a non-uniform embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3. The gel layer 266 is suitably formed to have a first (or finger) bulge 128 and a second (or palm) bulge 130. The ridges 128 and 130 are generally oval-shaped ovals, each having a long axis. The long axis of the ridges 128 and 130 is approximately parallel to the first edge 104 and the third edge 108. The bulge 128 and the bulge 130 are properly separated from each other. In this way, when the soft-weaving-grip cloth wraps around the handle, the finger bulge 1 2 8 fits tightly under the fingers of the gripped hand; the palm bulge丨 3 〇 is under the palm part of the clenched hand. In an exemplary embodiment, the finger bulge 1 2 8 is slightly higher than the palm bulge 丨 3 0, so that the finger can be paid a greater shock-absorbing effect through the lower hand bulge 1 2 8. However, the finger bulges 1 2 8 and the palm bulges 1 3 0 may be approximately the same height. The gel layer 1 2 6 is made of urethane gel material, silicone gel material, or other compressible gel material that can be elastically restored. In an exemplary embodiment, the gel material is a "capped" polyurethane-based potassium acid co-polymer gel (poll yurethane ', capped 11

co-polymer gel). Other types of co-polymer gels, such as tri-block copolymer gels are also applicable. However, there is a tendency for triblock copolymer gels and other oil-containing gel materials, that is, when the temperature exceeds 6 8-7 2 T, the gel will absorb oil, which will change the hardness of the gel material. ). In use, the handle cover 1 0 0 is likely to be often exposed to a certain range of ambient temperature; the lower one can reach -40 ° F, which is a common low temperature in our daily life environment; the higher one can reach

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V. Description of the invention (9) _ 1 50 ° F, when the temperature of the poor monk. Because when the vehicle is exposed to the sun, 'this is a common material in the car, such as "^ suitable gel material'," which contains any gel material that is covered by this temperature, a co-polymer gel, which can Forbearance, this condensed to degradation. The reason why this gel is particularly suitable is that the hardness measurement value of ^ is not easy to change when holding the handle cover. Therefore, when the user types the "cover handle cover. For example, in the exemplary embodiment, a gel material is used to reduce the temperature. 2. Withstand high temperatures up to 212 ° F and the glue material 2 ::::: will change too much ... As long as it is a condensed ^ π ^ ί I12 j ± # " 4 ^ ruler girl! Ao Yuelin or other suitable materials are cut into suitable lifting parts 手 and palms ^ Up layer = 〇 Molded from gel and glue material 'with finger bulge 1 1 2 toilet linen Af from Figure 3 , Is clamped on the cover i, the moss is from the middle. The cover layer 112 and the bottom layer 116 are positioned at each other at the social side s °, pins are pinned, thick stitched, stitched, glued, or other for the first fastening element 120. The strip of ring-shaped fastening material is fixed to the outer surface 114 of the cover layer 112, for example, stitching, sonic welding, bonding, etc. As the first and second solid two-hook fastening material strips, it is extended. The first edge 104 is covered by the inner surface 118, and the fixing method is, for example, sewing two materials: you dry, fit, etc. or 'second buckle' Bottom material strip fastening member 122 can be molded with the plastic material 16 together〗: fabric strip with the edge of the town and then the outer cover 124 and an inner layer 112 of the bottom outer ιΐ6

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498032 V. Description of the invention 01) For example, Fig. 6 shows a handlebar cover 100 of a bicycle. There are other applications of the handle cover 100: there is a pair of handles and a joystick on the bar; the direction of the water carrier is super, such as the square paddle of the air vehicle; motorcycle, personal water, rudder handle; Canoes, dinghy handles; Glider, gliding wing control = bicycles, snowmobiles, and other supplies and sports equipment, such as: Er'gangan 'sports walker with grip part, stair climber, stationary weightlifter : =: Treadmill, jogger, handlebar, ski pole. Damaged rods of industrial machinery Training equipment, fiber-rehabilitation rehabilitation equipment, health care equipment two ::: with grip machine, crutches, contraction sticks, any other ::: Zhang, walking training _ pressure, contraction of the clenched hand, for The user repeats the resistance of the material to resist the exercise and grip and maintain the grip, and relax the handle cover 100 with the wrist, hand, arm, neck and shoulder. In the meantime, Yun'tai = main f; Na's gelatin reversion ;: stress release of the second part. The handle body is transmitted to the user. The 6 strokes of the second force can be absorbed by ^ ^ ^ ^ # and vibration. For example, the vibration of the device itself ”The vibration caused by the fluctuations in the landscape J6 will be damped by the gel layer 丨 2 β. A set of 100 handles has also been carefully designed with some modifications. The first example is shown in FIG. 1-a V-shaped notch 148 is formed at the middle point of the edge! 08, which passes through the seal, the layer 112, the bottom layer 116, and, if necessary, the fastening element "1 2 0 % Part of the material to release the wrinkles generated after the handle cover is attached to a bending device such as a steering wheel. At the middle point of the edge 104, if necessary, a v-shaped notch can also be cut through the cover layer 112, bottom 116, if any

498032 V. Description of the invention (12) If necessary, it can also pass through the hook material of the fastening element 122. The outer surface of the handle cover 1 14 can be used for silk-screen special messages, advertising logos, sports team logos, or contact information. On the outer surface, the surface portion to be printed is a curved surface due to the raised portions 1 2 8 and 1 3 0. Pad printing can be used to print the curved surface. The finished handle cover 100 is light and small, and is especially suitable for packaging with a transparent plastic cover. In addition, the handle cover is easy to open and flatten to save space, display, or packaging. In order to fasten the overlapping edges 104 and 108 to each other, the mother tape is only one example, and any method and fastening element that can fasten the overlapping edges 104 and 108 to each other are included in the present invention. For example, the hook portion and the loop portion of the master tape need not be formed into a long strip, and it may be divided into several sections. In addition, it is also possible to replace the mother tape with snaps made of metal or plastic. Although the structure of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings and preferred specific examples, the present invention is not limited thereto and the description of the specific examples is illustrative rather than restrictive. Any changes and modifications made in accordance with the spirit of the present invention Modifications belong to the scope of the invention. '[Description of component number]

100 Handle cover device 102 Multi-layered soft blade grip cloth 104 First edge 106 First-edge 108 Second edge 110, Fourth edge 112 Outer cover layer Page 16 C: \ 2D-CODE \ 90-12 \ 90125455 .ptd 498032 V. Description of the invention (13) 114 outer surface 116 inner bottom layer 118 inner surface 120 first fastening element 122 second fastening element 126 gel layer 128 first (or finger) bulge 130 second (or palm ) Swell 140 Handle body 142 Clenched hand 144 Steering wheel 146 Bicycle handle

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Claims (1)

498032 VI. Application patent scope 1. A handle cover device, which includes a multi-layer soft weir blade holding cloth piece, which has a sufficient size to wrap around a handle body; when the soft weir blade holding cloth piece surrounds the handle When the body is in use, the first part of the flexible grip cloth overlaps the second part of the flexible grip cloth piece; a first fastening element is fixed on the first part, and a second fastening element is fixed on the first part On the two parts, the second fastening element is configured to form a cooperative combination with the first fastening element, so that the flexible grip piece is fixed on the handle body. 2. For example, the handle cover device of the scope of patent application, wherein the flexible grip sheet includes a cover layer, a bottom layer, and a resiliently compressible gel layer between the cover layer and the bottom layer. . 3. The handle cover device according to item 2 of the patent application, wherein the cover layer comprises an elastomeric material. 4. The handle cover device according to item 2 of the patent application, wherein the cover layer includes a telescopic woven fabric. 5. The handle cover device according to item 2 of the patent application, wherein the bottom layer comprises a rubberized material. 6. If the handle cover device of item 2 of the patent application scope, wherein the bottom layer contains neoprene 〇7. If the handle cover device of the item 2 scope of patent application, the elastic recovery compressible The gel layer contains a co-polymer gel (co-poymer ge1).丨 Preview 8. If the handle cover device of the second scope of the patent application, wherein the elastic recoverable and compressible gel layer comprises a polyurethane gel (polyurethane gel) 〇9. Item of handle cover device, wherein the elastic \\ 312 \ 2d-code \ 90-12 \ 90125455.ptd Page 19, 498032 Six, the scope of the patent application reply The compressible gel layer includes a cap gel, which is a captive gel (capped c 〇 一 polymer gel) 0 1 0. The handle cover device according to item 2 of the patent application, wherein the at layer has at least one raised portion protruding from the bottom layer. ^ / Glue 1 1 · As in the handle cover device of the second patent claim, the > layer includes a finger bulge and a palm bulge. A breaks the glue. The palm bulge is properly separated from each other. Fingers The bulge σ and the part (grasping the hand of the car with the flexible grip cloth on the handle L ,,; the finger factory is in the finger part) at night, to provide a resiliently resilient shock absorption effect; Feng I dangles in the palm of the hand Partially, to provide two parts that can be elastically restored. 1 As the handle cover device of item 1 of the scope of patent application, in which ># The fastening element includes a ring member of a mother tape material; the first _ ^ the first A hook material of master tape material. Brother-fastening-piece contains child 1 3 ·-a handle cover device, including: a multi-layer flexible grip cloth piece, cut to an appropriate size for handcuffing together when the Rouwei blade grip piece wraps around the When gripping the body, the flexible grip ^ | eight first part, which overlaps the second part of the flexible grip piece · The first fastening element of the dagger is fixed to the grip piece _ I · 'second buckle The fastening element is fixed on the second Qiu member and the second piece of the grip piece, and when the grip piece is first mated with the first fastening element. ° 犄, the shape of the second fastening element 1 4. As claimed in the scope of the patent application] The grip sheet includes a surface layer, _, and handle cover device, where the middle of the flexibility and the bottom layer, the courtesy = f And—the gel layer is between the cover layer and the wooden first grip cloth sheet has a first edge, a C: \ 2D-OODE \ 90-12 \ 90125455.ptd page 20498032 6. The second edge of the scope of patent application , A third edge, and a fourth edge. ‘Where the cover is glued. 'Where the bottom layer is, the first 15. The handle cover device layer according to item 14 of the scope of patent application includes a synthetic rubber material, and the bottom layer includes _ 1 6. The handle cover as stated in item 14 of the patent scope The device contains Neoprin. For example, if the handle cover device in item i 4 of the scope of the patent application, "8 " V Niuyou and: Hai straight second fastening element contains a mother tape material. 18. For example, the handle cover device of the scope of the application for patent No. 14: The tight parts include a strip of ring component material along the grip cloth, and the first // one on the cover layer i; and the edge of the second fastening element is firmly attached. The first-edge of the grip is fixed to the bottom layer. The material of the three strip-shaped hook parts is along 19. The layer of the handle cover device according to item 14 of the scope of patent application includes a gel material, and the mold is _ ^ ^ minus the rubber-the shock-absorbing bump. m is provided at least-from the bottom layer 2: the handle sleeve device according to item 19 of the patent application scope, wherein the material comprises a copolymer polymer gel. 2: The handle sleeve device according to item 19 of the patent application scope, wherein the gel material comprises a capped co-polymer gel (capped c0_p〇) Lym gel 2 2 The handle cover device of the scope item 9, wherein the gel layer includes a gel material and is molded to provide a finger bulge and a palm bulge protruding from the bottom layer. 2 3 · —A manufacturing method for providing a grip buffer when a user grips an object by hand, the manufacturing method includes: C: \ 2D-CODE \ 90-12 \ 90125455.ptd Page 21 498032 VI. Application scope ^ ^ A layer of flexible grip cloth is wrapped around the object, so that when the flexible grip cloth wraps around the object When the object is an object, a first part of the flexible grip sheet is overlapped with a second part of the flexible grip sheet; and the first fastening element on the first part of the grip sheet and the grip sheet are overlapped. The second fastening elements on the second part fasten each other, and fix the multi-layer flexible grip cloth piece to the object. 2 4. The manufacturing method according to item 23 of the scope of patent application, further comprising providing a multi-layer flexible grip sheet, the multi-layer flexible grip sheet is cut into a suitable size to surround the object ^ When the soft weird grip sheet surrounds the object, the first part of the multi-layered flexible grip sheet is overlapped with the second part of the multi-layered flexible grip sheet. 25. The manufacturing method according to item 24 of the scope of patent application, wherein providing the bottom layer and a gel multi-layered soft cloth grip sheet includes providing a cover layer between the cover layer and the bottom layer. C: \ 2D-CODE \ 90-12 \ 90125455.ptd Page 22