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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard B Decker, Vermilion, OH (US);
Joseph Hummel, Amherst, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bettcher Industries, Inc., Birmingham, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1611 / ; 1611 / ; 16DI / ; 745519 ; 273 75 ; 273 / ; 273 814 ; 30276 ; 81489 ;
Abstract
A slip-resistant, flexible, cushioning cover for a handle, formed of an elastomeric tube having at least one open end, said tube having ribs on an outside surface. The ribs each have sidewalls extending from the outside surface, and a top wall extending between the sidewalls, forming an outer surface of the ribs. The outer surface of the ribs is concave and the junctures of the top surface and the sidewalls have sharp edges.