Vibration damping
DCFirst Claim
1. The combination of an implement and an accessory which keeps deleterious, impact-generated vibrations from being transmitted to a wielder of the implement, said accessory being fabricated from an elastomer and having a mushroom-like configuration defined by a stem and an integral head, said stem being fixed to said implement and being configured for vibration free of contact with said implement in directions which encompass a 360°
- arc and are generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the accessory, and said head being dimensioned and configured for implement-free vibrational bending of its peripheral edge at all loci around the circumference thereof in first and second, opposite directions generally paralleling the longitudinal axis of the accessory.
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Abstract
Small, effective, lightweight, vibration damping devices for implements which are subject to impact. These devices have a head and a stem and are fabricated from a soft elastomeric material. The stem is capable of oscillating over a 360° span in directions generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the device. The peripheral part of the head can oscillate around its circumference in directions generally paralleling that axis.
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13 Claims
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1. The combination of an implement and an accessory which keeps deleterious, impact-generated vibrations from being transmitted to a wielder of the implement, said accessory being fabricated from an elastomer and having a mushroom-like configuration defined by a stem and an integral head, said stem being fixed to said implement and being configured for vibration free of contact with said implement in directions which encompass a 360°
- arc and are generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the accessory, and said head being dimensioned and configured for implement-free vibrational bending of its peripheral edge at all loci around the circumference thereof in first and second, opposite directions generally paralleling the longitudinal axis of the accessory.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. The combination of an implement and an accessory which keeps deleterious, impact-generated vibrations from being transmitted to a wielder of the implement:
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said accessory being fabricated from an elastomer and having a mushroom-like configuration defined by a stem and an integral head; said stem being fixed to said implement and being configured for vibration in directions which encompass a 360°
arc and are generally normal to the longitudinal axis of the accessory;said head being free of said implement and configured for vibration of its peripheral edge around the circumference thereof in first and second directions generally paralleling the longitudinal axis of the accessory; said implement having a component adapted to strike a game object and a handle, the accessory being installed in and protruding from an exposed end of said handle; and said implement comprising a grip which surrounds said handle and a protruding part of the accessory and a cover which cooperates with said grip to envelope the accessory. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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