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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1998
Stuart Naft, Fairfield, CT (US);
George M Drizos, Cheshire, CT (US);
Edward M Kubicz, Torrington, CT (US);
Lee H Eckert, Cheshire, CT (US);
Michael J Marchetti, Bridgeport, CT (US);
Roger Lockshier, Monroe, CT (US);
Scott Rosander, West Haven, CT (US);
Carmine Mancini, Oakville, CT (US);
HP Intellectual Corp., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An improved process for producing integral, composite handles having cushioned comfort grips, for appliances such as electric steam irons, comprising a first step of injection molding a one-piece handle substrate of strong, rigid, resinous composition having the desired predetermined shape and design, including a recessed, wrap-around area corresponding to the area of the handle which will be gripped by the hand of the eventual user of appliance. The present process comprises a second step of injection molding an integral, outer, soft, contoured layer of foamed resin into the recessed, wrap-around area of the rigid plastic handle substrate, to form a smooth, compressible, comfort grip surface area of the composite handle for engagement with the hand of the user.