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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshihiko Yasui, Tondabayashi, JP;
Assignee:
Shimano Inc., Sakai, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 8/702 ;
Abstract
A cork grip includes a main part (,) that is formed of cork pieces each having a predetermined cylindrical shape that are punched out of a cork sheet formed of cork material stripped from a cork tree and pressed into the shape of a board. The cork sheet is punched into the cylindrical shapes in such a manner that pithy tissues (,) of the cork intersect with the axial direction of the main part (,). The pithy tissues (,) of the main part,are filled with a filling agent that includes a mixture of binder and cork powder.