Harley-Davidson Motor Company

James A Searles

Scott W Stonecipher

Dale R Swenson

Michael A Roark

Phillip Downey

A method of making a hand grip including positioning within a mold cavity a tubular member having a sidewall with at least one opening in the sidewall, and injecting fluid resilient material into the cavity and between the tubular member and a core. The method further includes flowing a portion of the liquid resilient material through the opening to form a raised portion that protrudes through the opening in the tubular member, and curing the resilient material. The flowing step comprises flowing fluid resilient material through both the opening and through the open end, and onto the outer surface of the tubular member adjacent the peripheries of the opening and open end such that the resilient material is mechanically coupled to the tubular member adjacent both the opening and the open end. The resilient material injected into the tubular member has a preselected durometer, and the method further includes forming at least a portion of an end portion from a material having a higher durometer than the preselected durometer.

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Port Washington, WI, United States of America

James A Searles