Abstract: The present invention relates to a hollow knob for a sport item, for example, a bat, a golf club, or a racket, which has four flexible fingers. Each finger has an inclined peg formed on an exterior surface of each finger, such that when the knob is slid into an end of a sport item handle, each inclined peg becomes captive of a corresponding hole in the handle. When an insert is slid into a hollow area of the knob, where a ramp is formed near the top end of the interior of each finger, the knob becomes secured to the handle. An adhesive may then be applied to this assembly in order to prevent tampering of the handle by requiring destruction of the assembly.

Abstract: A crimping apparatus for receiving a circular array of die segments for radially inwardly crimping an end fitting onto a hose includes an upper plate assembly and a lower plate assembly. The upper plate assembly includes an upper back plate attached to an upper front plate by a plurality of fasteners. The lower plate assembly includes a lower back plate attached to a lower front plate by a plurality of fasteners. The upper back plate and lower back plate cooperate to form a first hinge portion and the upper front plate cooperates with the lower front plate to form a second hinge portion. The arrangement allows the upper assembly to pivot about the lower assembly at the first and second hinge portions. The crimping apparatus is advantageous because it allows the passage of large elbow hose fittings that could not pass through the central bore of a conventional die cage.