JUMP ROPE HANDLE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME

• US 20140080680A1
• Filed: 09/20/2012
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Coulter Ventures, LLC
• Original Assignee: Coulter Ventures, LLC
• Inventors: Henniger, William, Jones, Dylan
• Granted Patent: US 9,884,217 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 482/82
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 2209/10 with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 5/20 Skipping-ropes or similar devices rotating in a vertical plane
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49948 Multipart cooperating fastener [e.g., bolt and nut]

Abstract

An improved jump rope handle and method of assembling the same. The jump rope handle includes a head. The head includes a channel, a set hole perpendicular to the channel, and a set mechanism adjustably insertable into the set hole. The jump rope handle further includes a grip. The grip includes a cylindrical member, first and second bearings arranged along the cylindrical member, an inner bushing arranged along the cylindrical member between the first and second bearings, and a sleeve around said inner bushing, said bushing being fixedly attached to an inner surface of the grip. An end portion of the cylindrical member is fixedly attached to the head whereby the cylindrical member and the head rotate together about a same axis. The channel of the head is configured to receive a rope. The set mechanism is configured to be inserted into the set hole to secure the rope.

Claims

1. A jump rope handle, comprising:

a head, including;

a channel;

a set hole perpendicular to the channel; and

a set mechanism adjustably insertable into the set hole;

a grip, including;

a cylindrical member;

first and second bearings arranged along the cylindrical member;

an inner bushing arranged along the cylindrical member between the first and second bearings; and

a sleeve around said inner bushing, said bushing being fixedly attached to an inner surface of the grip,

wherein an end portion of the cylindrical member is fixedly attached to the head whereby the cylindrical member and the head rotate together about a same axis,

wherein the channel of the head is configured to receive a rope, and

wherein the set mechanism is configured to be inserted into the set hole to secure the rope.

2. The jump rope handle of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the grip by a compression fit.

3. The jump rope handle of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the grip by adhesive.

4. The jump rope handle of claim 1, wherein the sleeve is integral to the inner surface of the grip.

5. The jump rope handle of claim 1, wherein the end portion of the cylindrical member is fixedly attached to the head by adhesive.

6. A jump rope handle, comprising:

a head, including;

a bolt hole;

a channel perpendicular to the bolt hole;

a set screw hole in line with the bolt hole and perpendicular to the channel; and

a set screw adjustably screwed into the set screw hole;

a grip including a shaft therein, the shaft including;

a bolt;

first and second bearings arranged along the bolt;

an inner bushing arranged along the bolt between the first and second bearings; and

a sleeve around said inner bushing, an outer surface of the sleeve being fixedly attached to an inner surface of the shaft of the grip,

wherein a threaded end of the bolt is screwed into the bolt hole of the head and attached thereto whereby the bolt and the head rotate together about a same axis,

wherein the channel of the head is configured to receive a rope, and

wherein the set screw is configured to be screwed into the set screw hole to secure the rope.

7. The jump rope handle of claim 6, wherein the sleeve is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the shaft of the grip by a compression fit.

8. The jump rope handle of claim 6, wherein the sleeve is fixedly attached to the inner surface of the shaft of the grip by adhesive.

9. The jump rope handle of claim 6, wherein the sleeve is integral to the shaft of the grip.

10. The jump rope handle of claim 6, wherein the threaded end of the bolt is fixedly attached to the to the bolt hole of the head by adhesive.

11. A method of assembling a jump rope handle, comprising:

securing a sleeve inside a shaft of a grip of the jump rope handle, said sleeve to be positioned around an inner bushing arranged along a bolt in between first and second bearings; and

connecting the bolt to a head of the jump rope handle, the head including a set screw hole to receive a set screw.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said sleeve is secured inside the shaft of the grip of the jump rope handle by a compression fit.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said sleeve is secured inside the shaft of the grip of the jump rope handle by adhesive.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said sleeve is integral to the shaft of the grip of the jump rope handle.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the bolt is connected to the head of the jump rope handle by adhesive.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the head of the jump rope includes a bolt hole, a channel perpendicular to the bolt hole, a set screw hole in line with the bolt hole and perpendicular to the channel, and a set screw adjustably screwed into the set screw hole.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the connecting of the bolt to the head of the jump rope handle comprises inserting the bolt through a shim-washer between the second bearing and the head of the jump rope handle.

17. The method of claim 17, wherein a threaded end of the bolt is screwed into the bolt hole of the head and attached thereto whereby the bolt and the head rotate together about a same axis, wherein the channel of the head is configured to receive a rope, and wherein the set screw is configured to be screwed into the set screw hole to secure the rope.