Pliable handle on which a button can be installed

• US 20070094848A1
• Filed: 10/28/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiamen Jundian House Omaments Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Xiamen Jundian House Omaments Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Chien-Hung
• Granted Patent: US 7,441,310 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 16/431
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 9/02 Handles or heads
• CPC Class Codes: B25G 1/102 the shape being specially adapted to facilitate handling or improve grip
• CPC Class Codes: G05G 1/06 Details of their grip parts G05G1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 16/12 Hand grips, preformed and semi-permanent

Abstract

The present invention provides a pliable handle on which a button can be installed, relating to the handles of hand-held devices. It comprises a rigid core member, there is a bore in the rigid plastic core member along the longitudinal axis of the core member for locking the bottom of the central rod; a flexible outer sheath is disposed about the core member hermetically, and deformable gel is disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. A space for receiving the button which can move in radial direction is set in the core member, a through opening for button to be inserted through is disposed in the side wall of the core member, the side wall corresponds to the space; an outer annular flange is formed on the exterior surface of the core member which corresponds to the through opening; an opening is set on the flexible outer sheath for containing the outer annular flange of the core member; The opening of the outer sheath covers the outer annular flange of the core member. It prevents the gel from going into the inner of the core member and hindering the movement of the button, and prevents the gel from leaking outwards. It keeps the comfortable feeling of the pliable handle, and provides a facility for assembling the button

Claims

1. A pliable handle on which a button can be installed, comprising:

a rigid core member with a bore set in the core member along the longitudinal axis of the core member for locking the bottom of the central rod;

a flexible outer sheath is disposed about the core member hermetically, and deformable gel is disposed between the core member and the outer sheath;

wherein in the core member there is a space for containing the button which can move in a radial direction, and there is a through opening for receiving the button in a side wall of the core member, the side wall corresponds to the said space;

an outer annular flange is formed on an exterior surface of the core member corresponding to the through opening;

an outer annular flange is formed on the outer of the core member, which corresponds to the through opening;

an opening is set on the flexible outer sheath for receiving the outer annular flange of the core member;

the opening of the outer sheath covers the outer annular flange of the core member.

2. The pliable handle on which a button can be installed as recited in claim 1, wherein an annular groove is formed on the outer of the outer annular flange of the core member;

an inner annular flange is set inside the opening of the flexible outer sheath;

the inner annular flange which is set inside of the opening of the flexible outer sheath is wedged into the annular groove formed on the outer of the outer annular flange of the core member.

3. The pliable handle on which a button can be installed as recited in claim 1, wherein a rigid cover board of a button bore, which corresponds to the through opening, is pressed on the vicinity of the opening of the outer sheath, the opening of the outer sheath hermetically covers the outer flange of the core member.

4. The pliable handle on which a button can be installed as recited in claim 3, wherein said cover board has two securing flanges, which extend upwards and downwards respectively, the said two securing flanges correspond to the top and the bottom of the core member respectively.

5. The pliable handle on which a button can be installed as recited in claim 4, wherein a rigid upper cap is set on the top of the said core member, a rigid lower cap is set on the bottom of the said core member;

there are two outwards extending annular shoulders around the top portion and the bottom portion of the core member, and there is a hermetical annular groove in the middle of each shoulder;

two hermetical loops are set at the top and at the bottom of the core member, the two hermetical loops are parallel and extend inwards;

the upper hermetical loop on the top of the outer sheath is wedged into the gap between the core member and the upper cap, the lower hermetic loop on the top of the outer sheath is wedged into the hermetical groove of an upper shoulder of said shoulders of the core member;

the lower hermetic loop at the bottom of the outer sheath is wedged into the gap between the core member and the lower cap, the upper hermetical loop at the bottom of the outer sheath is wedged into the hermetical groove of a lower shoulder of said shoulders of the core member;

the ends of securing flanges of the cover board are secured to the upper cap and lower cap respectively.

6. The pliable handle on which a button can be installed as recited in claim 5, wherein two bores are respectively formed on the said upper cap and said lower cap, the ends of securing flanges of the cover board are wedged into the bores on the said upper cap and said lower cap respectively.

8. The pliable handle on which a button can be installed as recited in claim 2, wherein a rigid cover board of a button bore, which corresponds to the through opening, is pressed on the vicinity of the opening of the outer sheath, the opening of the outer sheath hermetically covers the outer flange of the core member.

7. A method of forming a pliable handle on which a button can be installed, wherein the steps are as follows:

providing a rigid core member inside which a space for receiving a button which is moveable in radial direction is provided, an through opening corresponding to the space for the button to insert through is disposed on the side wall of the core member, an outwards extending annular flange corresponding to the through opening is provided on the outer wall of the core member, and an annular groove is disposed on the outer surface of the outwards extending annular flange;

providing a flexible outer sheath which can be disposed about the core member hermetically, the flexible outer sheath includes an opening for receiving the outwards extending annular flange of the core member, an inwards extending annular flange is disposed on the bottom of the inner surface of the opening of the outer sheath;

obtaining suitable capacity of gel according to the capacity of the gel containing space defined between the flexible outer sheath and the core member;

having the gel cover one side of the outer surface of the core member away from the outwards extending annular flange;

enlarging the top opening of the flexible outer sheath to enable the flexible outer sheath to be sleeved about the core member; and

aligning the opening of the outer sheath with the outwards extending annular flange of the core member to have the inwards extending annular flange of the opening of the outer sheath be inserted into the recess of the outwards extending annular flange of the core member, the gel is sealed between the outer surface of the core member and a portion of the inner wall of the outer sheath away from the opening of the outer sheath.