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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2008
David Keith Gill, Pinehurst, NC (US);
William Wendell Andersen, Hope Mills, NC (US);
Donald Lawrence Murdock, Ellerbe, NC (US);
Bruce John Norton, Laurinburg, NC (US);
David Keith Gill, Pinehurst, NC (US);
William Wendell Andersen, Hope Mills, NC (US);
Donald Lawrence Murdock, Ellerbe, NC (US);
Bruce John Norton, Laurinburg, NC (US);
Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
A variable mass capfor a shock imparting implement grip has a butt elementconnected to a tubular portionconstructed to receive a selected mass. The tubular portionfits snugly within a recessof a body, and is retained therein by the engagement of an annular ridgewith a first annular groovedisposed in an outer surface of the tubular portion. In an alternate embodiment, threaded portionis received by and engaged by a corresponding threaded recess. The capis mechanically secured to the bodyfor providing a grip with a variable mass.