Jump rope handle

Claim 1

In a jump rope comprising a cord, two handles, said handles comprising apertures extending therethrough, said cord received in said apertures, said handles retained on said cord by an enlarged portion associated with said cord at each end and a plurality of bead members strung substantially solidly on said cord between said handles, each of said handles having an inner end and an outer end, the combination of a deep recess in the outer end of each of said handles, an annular surface portion at the inner end of each of said recesses for retaining said cord in said handle by said enlarged portion bearing thereon disposed near the center of said handle, the inner end of each said aperture diverging substantially in the form of a bell to receive in engagement the adjacent portion of said cord during use of said jump rope, said bead members disposed next adjacent said handles configured with at least the handle-facing portions thereof configured substantially hemispherically to perform in contact with said handles in the manner of a ball and a hollow bell.