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Jump rope handle and method of assembling same

  • US 9,884,217 B2
  • Filed: 09/20/2012
  • Issued: 02/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 axially spaced apart from an inner surface of the grip;

    first and second bearings arranged along the cylindrical member, the bearings having an inner race and an outer race, with the inner races extending about the cylindrical member and with the outer races axially spaced apart therefrom;

    an inner bushing extending around the cylindrical member between the inner race of each of the first and second bearings and spaced apart from the inner surface of the grip with the inner bushing being independently movable relative to the inner surface of the grip; and

    a sleeve extending around said inner bushing, said sleeve having an outer diameter originally larger than a diameter of the inner surface of the grip, said sleeve being fixedly attached to the inner surface of the grip by a compression fit resulting from press-fitting the cylindrical member, the first and second bearings, the inner bushing, and the sleeve into the grip, and the sleeve being interfaceable with the outer race of each of the first and second bearings,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, andwherein the set mechanism is configured to be inserted into the set hole to secure the rope.

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