Apparatus and method for a grip for an exercise device

Abstract

A handle grip for an exercise apparatus has a curvilinear body having a shaft and a gripping portion. The gripping portion has a plurality of concave indentations arranged in series. Each of the indentations is adapted to receive an associated finger of a user's hand. The gripping portion is disposed at a distal end of the shaft. The curvilinear body is selectively flexible such that the body bends as force is applied to the gripping portion. The gripping portion further comprises a first exterior surface having a bulbous shape so as to fit an associated contour of a user's palm. The configuration and flexibility of the present invention provides for an ergonomic handle grip for an exercise apparatus, which enables the user to focus on their exercise regiment rather than discomfort.

1 . An apparatus, comprising: 
 a body having a shaft and a gripping portion, said gripping portion having a plurality of concave indentations arranged in series, said gripping portion disposed at a distal end of said shaft.    
   
   
       2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of concave indentations is adapted to receive a finger.  
   
   
       3 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body is adapted to flex.  
   
   
       4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein is selectively flexible such that said body bends as force is applied to said gripping portion.  
   
   
       5 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the gripping portion has a first exterior surface, said first exterior surface adapted to fit the contour of an associated user's palm of a hand.  
   
   
       6 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface, said plurality of concave indentations extending from said first exterior surface and into said second exterior surface.  
   
   
       7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body has a length l, a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface, the first exterior surface and the second exterior surface defining a body thickness t, wherein the body thickness varies along the length l.  
   
   
       8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the second exterior surface has at least two concave portions.  
   
   
       9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a handle member, wherein said body further comprises a first half and a second half, wherein the handle member is positioned between said first half and said second half.    
   
   
       10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the handle member is a component of an exercise device.  
   
   
       11 . A handle grip for an exercise apparatus, the handle grip comprising: 
 a body having a shaft and a gripping portion, said gripping portion disposed at a distal end of said shaft, said body being a shell having a thermoplastic overmold operatively connected thereto.    
   
   
       12 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said body has a central axis and is selectively pivotable about said central axis.  
   
   
       13 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said gripping portion further comprises a first exterior surface having a bulbous shape so as to fit an associated contour of a user's palm.  
   
   
       14 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said gripping portion has a plurality of concave indentations arranged in series, each of said indentations adapted to receive an associated finger of a user's hand, wherein each of said indentations has a first end, a second end, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said first and said second lateral sides extending between said first end and said second end, wherein each indentation is curvilinear from said first lateral side to said second lateral side and each indention is curvilinear from said first end to said second end.  
   
   
       15 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said gripping portion has a width w 1 , said shaft has a width w 2 , wherein w 2 <w 1 .  
   
   
       16 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said body is curvilinear.  
   
   
       17 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said exercise device is a bicycle.  
   
   
       18 . The handle grip of  claim 11 , wherein said exercise device is an elliptical machine.  
   
   
       19 . A handle grip for an exercise device, comprising a curvilinear body having 
 a shaft; and    a gripping portion, said gripping portion having a plurality of concave indentations arranged in series, each of said indentations adapted to receive an associated fingers of a user's hand, said gripping portion disposed at a distal end of said shaft, said gripping portion further comprising a first exterior surface having a bulbous shape so as to fit an associated contour of a user's palm, each of said indentations having a first end, a second end, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said first and said second lateral sides extending between said first end and said second end, wherein each indentation is curvilinear from said first lateral side to said second lateral side and each indention is curvilinear from said first end to said second end, said gripping portion has a width w 1 , said shaft having a width w 2 , wherein w 2 <w 1 ,    wherein said body is selectively flexible such that said body bends as force is applied to said gripping portion, the body has a length l, a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface, the first exterior surface and the second exterior surface defining a body thickness t, wherein the body thickness varies along the length l, wherein the second exterior surface has at least two concave portions.