IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,246,935
Granted Patent B1
US 12,246,935 · App. 18/799,838 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Attachable grip handle

Inventor: Terry Endres (Fort Collins, CO)
Assignee: Terry Endres
B65G7/12
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Patent No.
US 12,246,935
App. No.
18/799,838
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

A handle assembly comprises a handle and a fastener. The handle includes a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a passageway. The fastener includes a first connector, a second connector, and an elongate body. The elongate body of the fastener is configured to at least partially surround a first portion of a structure disposed, extend through the passageway of the handle, and at least partially surround a second portion of the structure. The fastener is configured to form a continuous loop by connecting the first connector to the second connector to fixedly positon the handle between the first portion of the structure and the second portion of the structure.

Claims (33)

1. A handle assembly comprising:

a handle including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a passageway extending a length of the handle between the first end and the second end; and

a cable tie including a first connector, a second connector, and an elongate body extending between the first connector and the second connector;

wherein the elongate body of the cable tie is configured to at least partially surround a first portion of a structure disposed near the first end of the handle, extend through the passageway of the handle, and at least partially surround a second portion of the structure disposed near the second end of the handle, and wherein the cable tie is configured to form a continuous loop by connecting the first connector to the second connector near at least one of the first end or the second end of the handle to fixedly position the handle between the first portion of the structure and the second portion of the structure.

2. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the structure is a V-shaped structure.

3. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein a rigidness and tolerance of the handle assembly is configured to quickly affect movement of the structure based on movement of the handle assemble without lag.

4. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein a body of the handle is cylindrical in shape, the passageway extending along an axis extending through a center of the handle and along the length of the handle.

5. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elongate body of the cable tie extends substantially parallel to itself within the handle between the first portion of the structure and the second portion of the structure.

6. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein a material of the handle is a polymer.

7. The handle assembly of claim 6 , wherein the material for the handle comprises at least one of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyurethane, or nylon.

8. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein a material of the cable tie is a polymer.

9. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first connector is a male portion of the cable tie and the second connector is a female portion of the cable tie, the cable tie configured to form the continuous loop by inserting the male portion into the female portion.

10. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cable tie is configured to support the handle and a weight of the structure when the structure is lifted with the handle.

11. The handle assembly of claim 10 , wherein a shape of the cable tie is configured to help the handle maintain a shape and a structure of the handle when the handle is fastened to the structure.

12. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the structure is a bicycle.

13. The handle assembly of claim 12 , wherein the structure includes a down tube, a seat tube, and a top tube, the handle extending between the seat tube and the down tube.

14. The handle assembly of claim 1 , wherein the handle abuts the structure at both ends of the handle.

15. A method of installing a handle assembly comprising:

extending an elongate body of a cable tie through a passageway of a handle between a first end of the handle and a second end of the handle, the cable tie including a first connector disposed at a first end of the cable tie and a second connector disposed at a second end of the cable tie, the elongate body extending between the first connector and the second connector;

positioning the handle and the cable tie between a first portion of a structure and a second portion of the structure, the first end of the handle and the first end of the cable tie disposed near the first portion of the structure and the second end of the handle and the second end of the cable tie disposed near the second portion of the structure;

at least partially wrapping the elongate body around the first portion of the structure;

feeding the first end of the cable tie through the passageway of the handle from the first end of the handle to the second end of the handle;

at least partially wrapping the elongate body around the second portion of the structure;

forming a continuous loop with the cable tie by connecting the first connector and the second connector near the second portion of the structure; and

securing the handle to the structure between the first portion and the second portion with the cable tie.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein positioning the handle and the cable tie between a first portion of a structure and a second portion of the structure comprises positioning the handle at a location where the distance between the first portion and the second portion is substantially equal to a length of the handle.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein forming a continuous loop with the cable tie by connecting the first connector and the second connector near the second portion of the structure comprises feeding the second connector through the first connector.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein securing the handle to the structure between the first portion and the second portion with the cable tie comprises adjusting the cable tie to remove any gaps between the structure, the handle, and the cable tie.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the first connector is a male portion of the cable tie and the second connector is a female portion of the cable tie, the step of forming a continuous loop with the cable tie by connecting the first connector and the second connector includes inserting the male portion into the female portion.

20. A handle assembly comprising:

a handle including a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a passageway extending a length of the handle between the first end and the second end; and

a cable tie including a first connector, a second connector, and an elongate body extending between the first connector and the second connector,

wherein the elongate body of the cable tie is configured to at least partially surround a first portion of a V-shaped structure disposed near the first end of the handle, extend through the passageway of the handle, and at least partially surround a second portion of the V-shaped structure disposed near the second end of the handle, and wherein the cable tie is configured to form a continuous loop by connecting the first connector to the second connector near at least one of the first end or the second end of the handle to fixedly positon the handle between the first portion of the V-shaped structure and the second portion of the V-shaped structure, the handle held in place by a shape of the V-shaped structure and a fixed dimension of the continuous loop formed by the elongate body.

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