Patents Assigned to Willat Ergonomic Technologies
  • Patent number: 6725505
    Abstract: A deformable grip is provided for a manual implement or other substrate such as a handle for a cooking vessel or a hair brush or the like, wherein the grip resiliently conforms to individualized anatomical contours and preferences thereby providing enhanced user comfort with reduced fatigue. The deformable grip includes a resilient outer sleeve mounted on the implement in a position for manual grasping during normal use, wherein this outer sleeve encloses at least one internal cavity containing a selected quantity of shape-deformable balls to provide the outer sleeve with a deformable tactile feel during normal use. These resilient balls are sufficiently deformable to accommodate injection into the cavity through a hollow needle passed through a small puncture port formed in the sleeve, followed by return to a normal size and shape sufficiently large to prevent backflow leakage through the puncture port to the sleeve exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Willat Ergonomic Technologies
    Inventor: Boyd I. Willat