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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2017
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Keith Lombardi, Avon, CT (US);
Aliaksei Chernyshou, Farmington, CT (US);
Thomas Pelletier, Wallingford, CT (US);
George Soria, Waterbury, CT (US);
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A hand tool comprising a head portion, a shaft, and a grip component is provided. The shaft is attached to or integral with the head portion, and the grip component is disposed around the shaft. The grip component and the shaft form a handle of the hand tool. The grip component comprises an external portion molded from a first thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material or thermoplastic urethane (TPU) material, and an inner portion molded from a second TPE material or TPU material. The first TPE or TPU material has a first level of hardness, and the second TPE or TPU material has a lower level of hardness. The inner portion is disposed around the shaft, and the external portion forms a shell around the inner portion and is an exposed user contact surface. The grip component is attached to the shaft via at least a mechanical fastener.