1. An operating device for a motor vehicle lock, having a door lock actuator, a grip plate, a grip with at least one bearing arm which extends through the grip plate and is swivellably linked to a rear side of the grip plate by a bearing block and a plug-type shaft, and having a securing element for the plug-type shaft which secures the plug-type shaft against sliding-out, wherein:
the operating device also has a protective covering which covers a rear side of the grip plate; and
the protective covering has at least one extending portion which forms the securing element, and which is situated adjacent an end of the plug-type shaft;
the protective covering is formed, at least in sections, as a shell;
the protective covering has an edge contour that follows an edge contour of the grip plate;
the securing element has two extensions which are disposed at a distance from each other, which distance is greater than or equal to a length of the plug-type shaft;
the securing element is formed in a roof shape, with the two extensions and a roof section;
the securing element projects at least partially beyond an edge contour of the protective covering; and
the shell which constitutes the protective covering has a shell bottom and a shell wall originating from the latter, and the at least one extending portion starts out from an edge section surrounding the shell.
2. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one extension is situated at a narrow distance from an end of the plug-type shaft.
3. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein:
the grip has two bearing arms which extend through the grip plate;
two bearing blocks are correspondingly arranged on a rear side of the grip plate; and
the bearing arms are linked to the bearing blocks by way of the plug-type shaft.
4. The operating device according to claim 3, wherein the plug-type shaft comprises at least two sections.
5. The operating device according to claim 4, wherein a securing element is provided for each shaft section.
6. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein the protective covering is made in a single piece comprising a plastic molding.
7. The operating device according to claim 1, wherein:
and
a reach-through opening for the door lock actuator is made in the shell bottom, which door lock actuator can be connected with the grip on the one side, and with the door lock on another side.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A skipping rope comprising:
a length of rope including flexible material;
a pair of handles, each handle having an elongate portion rotatably connected to opposing ends of the rope at a first end thereof and connected to a transverse portion at a second end thereof, wherein the elongate portion asymmetrically bisects the traverse portion into two sub-portions, one being of greater extent than the other, and the handle is adapted to fit in a hand is holding it such that the elongate portion extends between two fingers other than the second (middle) and third (ring) fingers.
2. A skipping rope according to claim 1, wherein each elongate portion further comprises a ball that rotatably connects to the rope, wherein the end of the rope passes through at least a portion of the ball.
3. A skipping rope according to claim 2, wherein the elongate portion of each handle further comprises a cup for receiving the ball and retaining the ball therein.
4. A skipping rope according to claims 1, wherein the handle comprises unitary plastics molding.
5. A skipping rope according to claim 1, wherein the transverse portion is substantially teardrop-shaped.
6-8. (canceled)
9. A skipping rope according to claim 1, wherein the transverse portion comprises at least one surface having a plurality arcuate depressions thereon to accommodate fingers of the hand.
10-16. (canceled)
17. A skipping rope according to claim 1, wherein the elongate portion is of a length sufficient to position the rope away from the fingers between which the elongate portion extends.
18. A skipping rope handle comprising:
an elongate portion; and
a traverse portion connected to the elongate portion, wherein the elongate portion asymmetrically bisects the traverse portion into two sub-portions, one sub-portion being of greater extent than the other sub-portion, and the handle is adapted to fit in a hand holding it such that the elongate portion extends between two fingers other than the second (middle) and third (ring) fingers of the hand.
19. The handle of claim 18, further comprising a rotatable connector located at an opposing end of the elongate portion from traverse portion to rotatably connect to an end of a length of skipping rope material.
20. The handle of claim 19, wherein the rotatable connector comprises a ball.
21. The handle of claim 19, wherein the rotatable connector further comprises a cup for receiving and retaining the ball therein.
22. The handle of claim 19, wherein the transverse portion is substantially teardrop-shaped.
23. The handle of claim 19, wherein the transverse portion comprises an outer surface area having a plurality of arcuate voids therein to accommodate fingers of a hand.
24. The handle of claim 18, wherein, when the handle is held In a hand, one of the sub-portions contacts three fingers and the other sub-portions contacts one finger.