TW202011883A - Handle - Google Patents

Abstract

A handle configured to be attached to a pumice stone. The handle includes a gripping portion and a post extending from the gripping portion. The post is configured to support the pumice stone. The post includes a support member, a series of ribs spaced apart along a length of the support member, and a series of cavities defined between adjacent ribs. The cavities are configured to accommodate an adhesive for coupling the post of the handle to the pumice stone.

Description

Grip

This disclosure is generally about grips.

Pumice has many uses, including as an exfoliator for removing rough, dry skin from a user's body (eg, a user's heel) and as a cleaning article (eg, for removing household appliances) Abrasive products of mineral deposits, rust and/or stains). Pumice stones used to clean utensils with potentially harmful excreta, such as a toilet or urinal, usually have a grip to prevent the user from directly touching the utensils containing the excreta. However, the conventional grip is easily separated by the pumice stone, which makes the pumice stone difficult or impossible to use. In addition, the conventional handles used for pumice stone consume many materials and these materials cannot be recycled. Therefore, many conventional handles used for pumice stones are not friendly to the environment. In addition, many conventional grips for pumice stone are not ergonomically shaped to be comfortably gripped by a user, which causes the user's hand to be uncomfortable and/or fatigued when using the pumice stone.

The present disclosure relates to various embodiments of a handle that is assembled to support a pumice stone or other object. In one embodiment, the grip includes a grip portion and a support portion extending from the grip portion. The supporting part is assembled to support the pumice stone or other objects. The supporting portion includes: a column; a series of ribs, which are separated along a length of the column; and a series of cavities, which are formed between adjacent ribs. The series of cavities are configured to receive an adhesive for coupling the support portion of the handle and the pumice stone. The grip may include a base member between the grip portion and the support portion. The support portion extends from a first surface of the base member and the grip portion extends from a second surface of the base member opposite to the first surface. Adjacent ribs may be separated by a distance of about 1/8 inch to about 1/2 inch. The pillar of the supporting portion may include first and second pillars arranged in a cross shape. Each rib may include a series of rib segments arranged in a common plane. Each rib segment can be a quadrant. The rib segments of the rib segments may extend between the first and second brackets. The handle may be formed of polypropylene, for example, one of the pure polypropylenes suitable for Class 5 recycling.

In another embodiment, the grip includes: a support portion that is configured to support the pumice stone; and a grip portion that extends from the support portion. The grip portion includes: a first arm; a second arm that is separate from the first arm; a substantially flat platform that extends between the first arm and the second arm; and an interconnecting portion It extends between the distal ends of the first and second arms. The first and second arms and the platform may define a first hole near the support portion and a second hole near the interconnection portion. An upper surface of each of the first and second arms can be bent away from a lower surface of a corresponding arm of one of the first and second arms. A concave portion may be formed on the lower surface of each of the first and second arms. The platform may include at least one mark, such as a recycling symbol, a trademark, and/or an identification symbol of a material of the handle. The grip may also include a base member between the grip portion and the support portion. The support portion extends from a first surface of the base member and the grip portion extends from a second surface of the base member opposite to the first surface.

This disclosure also relates to various embodiments of a pumice device. In one embodiment, the pumice stone device includes: a pumice stone that defines a hole; and a grip that is attached to the pumice stone. The grip includes a grip portion and a support portion extending from the grip portion. The grip portion of the grip includes: a first arm; a second arm, which is separated from the first arm; a substantially flat platform, which extends between the first arm and the second arm; and An interconnection portion extending between the distal ends of the first and second arms. The support portion of the handle extends into the hole in the pumice stone. The supporting portion includes: a column; a series of ribs, which are separated along a length of the column; and a series of cavities, which are formed between adjacent ribs. The pumice device also includes an adhesive in the plurality of cavities and fixes the handle on the pumice. The adhesive can be a hot melt adhesive. The grip may further include a base member between the grip portion and the support portion and supports one end of the pumice stone. The first and second arms and the platform may define a first hole near the base member and a second hole away from the base member. The platform may include at least one mark, such as a recycling symbol, a trademark, and/or an identification symbol of a material of the handle.

This summary is used to introduce a set of selection concepts that can be further explained in the detailed description below. This summary is not intended to identify the key or essential features of the requested subject matter, nor is it intended to limit the scope of the requested subject matter. One or more of the features can be combined with one or more of the other features to provide a workable device.

The present disclosure relates to various embodiments of a grip. The handle of the present disclosure can be used, for example, to support a pumice stone. In one or more embodiments, the handle of the present disclosure is configured to receive an adhesive (eg, a hot melt adhesive) for attaching the handle to the pumice stone or other objects. In addition, in one or most embodiments, the handle of the present disclosure has an ergonomic shape so that a user can comfortably hold the handle and use the handle for a longer time than conventional handles And fatigue is minimal or at least reduced. The grips according to various embodiments of the present disclosure are assembled to reduce the amount of material used to manufacture the grip compared to conventional grips and the materials used to manufacture the grip are recyclable. In addition, the handle according to various embodiments of the present disclosure includes one or more enlarged holes for mounting or supporting the handle on hooks commonly used in a retail display rack. The handle according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may also include a flat surface with various marks, such as a trademark, a recycling symbol, and/or an identification symbol of the material of the handle.

1A to 6, the grip 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a grip portion 101, which is configured to be gripped by a user; and a support portion 102, which is formed by the The grip portion 101 extends. In the illustrated embodiment, the support portion 102 shown supports the pumice stone P by extending into a hole O (eg, a blind central shaft hole or a through hole) in the pumice stone P, but in one or more implementations For example, the support part 102 can be used to support any other object. The support portion 102 may have any length suitable for the size of the pumice stone P or other objects that the handle 100 can support. In one or most embodiments, the support portion 102 may have a length of about 1 inch to about 2 inches (eg, about 1.6 inches). The grip portion 101 may have any suitable length, for example, about 3 inches to about 5 inches (for example, about 4 inches).

In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the grip 100 includes a base member 103 between the grip portion 101 and the support portion 102. In the illustrated embodiment, the support portion 102 extends from an inner surface 104 of the base member 103 and the grip portion 102 extends from an outer surface 105 of the base member 103 opposite to the inner surface 104. In the illustrated embodiment, the base member 103 is disc-shaped and has an outer diameter of about 0.5 inches to about 2 inches. In one or more embodiments, the base member 103 may have any other suitable size and any other suitable shape, such as a prismatic shape (eg, a square prismatic shape). In the illustrated embodiment, the base member 103 is assembled to support one end of the pumice stone P.

Please continue to refer to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to 6. The supporting portion 102 includes a post 106 and a series of ribs 107 separated along a length of the post 106. In the illustrated embodiment, the pillar 106 has a cross shape and includes a first pillar 108 (eg, a vertical pillar) and a second pillar 109 (eg, a horizontal pillar) crossing the first pillar 108. Although the second pillar 109 and the first pillar 108 cross at a right angle or substantially right angle in the illustrated embodiment, in one or most embodiments, the first and second pillars 108, 109 may be any other Cross at an appropriate angle. In addition, as shown most clearly in FIG. 6, the ends 110, 111 of the first and second pillars 108, 109 are respectively swaged so that the ends 110, 111 of the first and second pillars 108, 109 Taper inwardly (for example, the first and second struts 108, 109 gradually taper between the wider outer end and the narrower inner end). In one or more embodiments, the first and second pillars 108, 109 can be swaged to any suitable angle, for example, a swage angle of about 1 degree to about 3 degrees (eg, about 2 degrees). In addition, in one or most embodiments, the pillar 106 may have any other suitable configuration, for example, any other suitable prism shape (eg, a square pillar shape) or a non-prism shape (eg, a cylindrical shape). In addition, although the supporting portion 102 is uniform or substantially uniform in the illustrated embodiment, in one or most embodiments, the supporting portion 102 may be gradually reduced (for example, the supporting portion 102 may be closer to the base member 103 A larger end gradually narrows away from a smaller end of the base member 103).

1A-6, each rib 107 includes a series of angular rib segments 112 (ie, in the illustrated embodiment, each rib 107 is formed by a series of planar or substantially planar rib segments 112). Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, each rib segment 112 extends between the first post 108 and the second post 109. In the illustrated embodiment, each rib segment 112 is a quadrant or a substantial quadrant (ie, a quarter of a disk). In the illustrated embodiment, the rib segments 112 together form a substantially circular (for example ring-shaped) rib 107. In one or more embodiments, the rib segments 112 may have any other suitable shape, for example, triangular, square, or rectangular, so that the ribs 107 may have any suitable shape, for example, a prismatic shape. Therefore, although in the illustrated embodiment each rib 107 includes a curved outer edge (eg, an arcuate outer edge), in one or most embodiments the outer edges of the ribs 107 may be straight or substantially straight or may Have any other suitable shape. Furthermore, although in the illustrated embodiment the support portion 102 includes six ribs 107 equally spaced along the post 106, in one or most embodiments, the support portion 102 may include any other suitable number The ribs 107 and the ribs 107 may be irregularly separated along the post 106. In addition, although in the illustrated embodiment each rib 107 is formed by four rib segments 112, in one or most embodiments, each rib 107 may be formed by any other suitable number of rib segments 112 (e.g. less than four rib segments 112 or more than four rib segments 112) are formed. Furthermore, in one or most embodiments, each rib 107 may be a single continuous member.

Please continue to refer to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to 6. A series of cavities 113 (for example, most recesses) are formed between adjacent rib segments 112. In the illustrated embodiment, each cavity 113 is formed between a pair of adjacent rib segments 112 and a majority of the first and second pillars 108, 109 extending between the pair of adjacent rib segments 112. In one or more embodiments, adjacent rib segments 112 of adjacent ribs 107 may be separated from each other by about 1/8 inch to about 1/2 inch, such as about 1/4 inch. Therefore, in one or more embodiments, the cavities 113 may each have a length of about 1/8 inch to about 1/2 inch, such as about 1/4 inch, along the post 106. The cavities 113 formed between the pair of adjacent rib segments 112 and the portions of the first and second pillars 108, 109 extending between the pair of adjacent rib segments 112 are assembled to receive Fix the grip 100 on the pumice stone P (see FIG. 1A) or a certain amount of adhesive (eg, a hot melt adhesive) of other objects. The rib segments 112 that define the inner and outer ends of the cavities 113 along the support portion 102 are assembled to prevent or reduce the concentration of the adhesive at one end of the support portion 102 or only along the support Parts 102 are concentrated in certain parts and the adhesive is distributed uniformly or substantially along the column 106. Distributing the adhesive evenly along the support portion 102 may form a uniform or substantially uniform attachment between the support portion 102 of the handle 100 and the pumice stone P or other objects. Without the ribs 107, the adhesive may concentrate (e.g., flow to) one end of the supporting portion 102 (e.g., the adhesive may flow to and concentrate at the supporting portion near the base member 103 Part 102 of this end). The concentration of the adhesive on one end of the supporting portion 102 will cause only the portion of the supporting portion 102 to adhere or fully adhere to the pumice stone P, which will cause the supporting portion 102 of the handle 100 to The connection between the pumice stone P is not strong enough to cause early failure and the accidental separation of the handle 100 from the pumice stone P.

In one or more embodiments, the support portion 102 may have any other configuration suitable for attaching the handle 100 to the pumice stone P. For example, in one or most embodiments, the support portion 102 may be provided without the ribs 107 (for example, the support portion 102 may only have the post 106 and the post 106 may have any suitable shape, such as a cylinder Rod, a tapered cylindrical rod; a prismatic shape, such as a square prism shape; or a tapered prism shape, such as a truncated pyramid shape). In one or most embodiments, the supporting portion 102 of the handle 100 may be provided without the ribs 107 and the cavities 113 may be directly formed in the post 106 (for example, assembled to receive the adhesive The cavities 113 may be directly formed by most recesses in the post 106 rather than by the ribs 107).

In the illustrated embodiment, the grip portion 101 of the grip 100 includes a pair of arms 114, 115, each arm having a proximal end 116, 117 at the base member 103 and opposite the proximal end 116, 117 One of the distal ends 118,119. In the illustrated embodiment, the arms 114, 115 are separated from each other by a gap 120. In one or most embodiments, the gap 120 may be about 0.5 inches to about 1 inch. In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the arms 114, 115 are bent outward with respect to a center line L of the grip portion 101, but in one or most embodiments, the arms 114, 115 and the grip The center line L of the portion 101 is parallel or substantially parallel or can be bent inwardly relative to the center line L. The arms 114, 115 bent outward relative to the center line L of the grip portion 101 can provide a user with an ergonomic configuration for gripping the grip portion 101.

Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, the grip portion 101 includes an interconnection portion 121 extending and interconnected between the distal ends 118, 119 of the arms 114, 115. In the illustrated embodiment, the interconnection portion 121 has a circular shape (for example, having a radius of about 1/4 inch to about 1/2 inch, for example, about 3/8 inch), but in one or In most embodiments, the interconnection portion 121 may have any other suitable shape, such as a straight line.

In the illustrated embodiment, the grip portion 101 also includes a platform 122 extending between the arms 114, 115. In the illustrated embodiment, the platform 122 is a generally flat rectangular member, but in one or most embodiments, the platform 122 may have any other suitable shape. The platform 122 is configured to increase the structural rigidity of the grip portion 101 by, for example, preventing the arms 114 and 115 from moving closer to each other when a user grips the grip portion 101. In addition, various marks 131 may be provided on one or more surfaces of the platform 122, including trademark marks, an identification symbol assembled to facilitate recycling of one of the grips and/or a material of the grip 100 . The mark 131 may be disposed on an upper surface 132 and/or a lower surface 133 of the platform 122.

Furthermore, in the illustrated embodiment, the platform 122 does not fully extend to the proximal ends 116, 117 of the arms 114, 115 of the base member 103 and does not fully extend to the distal ends 118 of the arms 114, 115 ，的119的该之间部分121。 121, the interconnection portion 121 of 119. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, a pair of holes 123, 124 are formed at opposite ends of the grip portion 101 (ie, a near hole 123 is formed between a proximal end of the platform 122 and the base member 103 and A remote hole 124 is formed between the distal end of the platform 122 and the interconnecting portion 121). The holes 123, 124 are configured to allow the handle 100 to be displayed in a retail store, such as hanging on a hook in a retail store display rack. Although the holding portion 101 forms two holes 123, 124 in the illustrated embodiment, in one or most embodiments, the holding portion 101 may form a single hole (eg, the far hole or the near hole ).

Please continue to refer to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1A to 6. The lower surfaces 125 and 126 of the arms 114 and 115 respectively form a pair of recesses 127 and 128 (see FIGS. 4 and 5 ). The pair of recesses 127 and 128 is a group It is configured to receive the user's finger when the user grips the grip portion 101 of the grip 100. In the illustrated embodiment, the lower surface 125, 126 of each arm 114, 115 is inclined upward by the proximal end 134, 135 of one of the arms 114, 115 of the base member 103, along the middle section of the arm 114, 115 136, 137 extend linearly, and extend downward at one of the distal ends 138, 139 of the arms 114, 115 close to the interconnection 121. The proximal and distal ends 134, 135, and 138, 139 of the lower surfaces 125, 126 of the arms 114, 115 may be tapered at any suitable angle, for example, about 30 degrees to about 60 degrees (eg, about 45 degrees). In addition, in the illustrated embodiment, the upper surfaces 129, 130 of the arms 114, 115 opposite the lower surfaces 125, 126 are curved away from the lower surfaces 125, 126 of the arms 114, 115. The recesses 127, 128 formed in the lower surfaces 125, 126 of the arms 114, 115 and the curved upper surfaces 129, 130 of the arms 114, 115 provide the user with a grip portion to grip the grip 100 101 is an ergonomic configuration.

The handle 100 may be formed of any suitable material or most materials such as polypropylene. In one or more embodiments, the handle 100 may be formed of pure or substantially pure polypropylene so that the handle 100 is suitable for category 5 recycling types. In addition, in one or most embodiments, the use of pure or substantially pure polypropylene allows the handle 100 to be recycled without sacrificing the tensile strength of the handle 100. In addition, the configuration of the grip 100 according to one or most embodiments of the present disclosure uses less material than conventional grips (eg, about 50% less polypropylene) making the grip 100 more environmentally friendly than conventional grips.

Although the invention has been described in detail with particular reference to its exemplary embodiments, the exemplary embodiments described herein are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can understand that the replacement of the structure and the method of assembly and operation can be performed without intentionally deviating from the principle, spirit, and scope of the present invention proposed in the following patent applications. change. Although relative terms such as "outer", "inner", "upper", "lower", "lower", "upper" and similar terms are used here to illustrate the spatial relationship between one component and another component, it should be understood It is these terms that are intended to include different orientations of various elements and components of the present invention in addition to the orientations shown in the figures. In addition, the terms "substantial" and similar terms used herein are used as approximate terms rather than terms, and are intended to consider the inherent deviations of measured or calculated values recognized by those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field. In addition, as used herein, when a component is expressed as "on another component", it may be directly on the other component or a majority of components may exist in between. In addition, when a component is expressed as "coupled to another component", it may be directly attached to the other component or most intermediate components may be present therebetween.

100: grip 101: Holding part 102: Support part 103: base member 104: inner surface 105: outer surface 106: Column 107: rib 108: First Pillar 109: The second pillar 110,111: end 112: Rib 113: Cavity 114,115: arm 116,117: proximal 118,119: far end 120: gap 121: Interconnection 122: Platform 123: Near hole 124: far hole 125,126,133: lower surface 127,128: recess 129,130,132: upper surface 131: Mark 134,135: proximal 136,137: middle section 138,139: far end L: Centerline O: Hole P: Pumice

These and other features and advantages of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be better understood with reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the following drawings. In the drawings, similar symbols are used throughout the drawings to indicate similar features and components. The figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

1A to 1B are perspective views of a grip according to an embodiment of this embodiment attached to a pumice stone;

2 is a bottom view of the embodiment of the grip shown in FIG. 1;

3 is a top view of the embodiment of the grip shown in FIG. 1;

4 is a side view of the embodiment of the grip shown in FIG. 1;

5 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment of the grip shown in FIG. 1 taken along line A-A of FIG. 3; and

6 is an end view of the embodiment of the grip shown in FIG.

100: grip

101: Holding part

102: Support part

103: base member

105: outer surface

106: Column

107: rib

112: Rib

113: Cavity

114,115: arm

116,117: proximal

120: gap

121: Interconnection

123: Near hole

124: far hole

125,126,133: lower surface

131: Mark

134,135: proximal

136,137: middle section

138,139: far end

L: Centerline

O: Hole

P: Pumice

Claims (20)

A grip, which is assembled to be attached to a pumice stone, the grip includes: A grip part; and A supporting part, which is extended by the holding part and arranged to support the pumice stone, the supporting part comprises: A column Most ribs, etc. are separated along the length of one of the columns; and A plurality of cavities are formed between adjacent ribs of the plurality of ribs. The plurality of cavities are configured to receive an adhesive for coupling the support portion of the handle and the pumice stone. As in claim 1, the grip further includes a base member between the grip portion and the support portion, the support portion extending from a first surface of the base member, the grip portion is formed by the A second surface of the base member opposite the first surface extends. The grip of claim 1, wherein adjacent ribs of the plurality of ribs are separated by a distance of about 1/8 inch to about 1/2 inch. The handle of claim 1, wherein the post of the supporting portion includes first and second posts arranged in a cross shape. The grip as claimed in claim 4, wherein each rib includes a plurality of rib segments arranged in a common plane. As in the grip of claim 5, each of the plurality of rib segments is a quadrant. The grip of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of rib segments extends between the first and second brackets. The handle of claim 1, wherein the handle comprises polypropylene. The grip as claimed in claim 8, wherein the polypropylene is a pure polypropylene suitable for Class 5 recovery. A grip, which is assembled to be attached to a pumice stone, the grip includes: A supporting part, which is configured to support the pumice stone; and A grip portion, which extends from the support portion, the grip portion includes: A first arm A second arm, which is separated from the first arm; A substantially flat platform extending between the first arm and the second arm; and An interconnecting portion extending between the distal ends of the first and second arms. The handle of claim 10, wherein the first and second arms and the platform define a first hole near the support portion and a second hole near the interconnection portion. The grip of claim 10, wherein an upper surface of each of the first and second arms is curved away from a lower surface of a corresponding arm of one of the first and second arms. The grip of claim 10, wherein the lower surface of each of the first and second arms forms a recess. The grip of claim 10, wherein the platform further includes at least one mark selected from the group consisting of a recycling symbol, a trademark, and an identification symbol of a material of the grip. The grip of claim 10 further includes a base member between the grip portion and the support portion, the support portion extending from a first surface of the base member, the grip portion is formed by the A second surface of the base member opposite the first surface extends. A pumice stone device, comprising: A pumice stone, which defines a hole; and A grip attached to the pumice stone, the grip including: A holding part, which contains: A first arm A second arm, which is separated from the first arm; A substantially flat platform extending between the first arm and the second arm; and An interconnecting portion extending between the distal ends of the first and second arms; and A support portion extending from the grip portion and into the hole in the pumice stone, the support portion including: A column Most ribs, etc. are separated along the length of one of the columns; and Most cavities, etc., are formed between adjacent ribs of these majority ribs; and An adhesive in the plurality of cavities, the adhesive fixes the handle to the pumice stone. The pumice device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the adhesive is a hot melt adhesive. The pumice stone device according to claim 16, wherein the grip further includes a base member between the grip portion and the support portion, the base member supporting one end of the pumice stone. The pumice device of claim 18, wherein the first and second arms and the platform define a first hole near the base member and a second hole away from the base member. The pumice device of claim 16, wherein the platform further includes at least one mark selected from the group consisting of a recycling symbol, a trademark, and an identification symbol of a material of the grip.

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