US 10,500,454 B2Granted

Removable and reattachable golf club grip

AssigneeReady Grip Technologies, LLC

InventorsDavid A. Barker, Jean-Paul Baudet

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Abstract

Attachment of an interchangeable grip sleeve particularly suited for golf requires three basic securing movements. In the first movement, the grip is situated and secured into place on the shaft by fastening toe components at the lower, distal portion of the grip onto the shaft using an insertion tool. In the second movement, heel components of the grip are positioned onto the shaft, by either rotational torque or downward pressure, optionally using a tightening tool, which results in securing the upper, proximal portion of the grip onto the shaft. In the third movement, once both heel and toe embodiments of the grip have been fastened to the shaft, the internal core diameter of the grip is decreased in order to secure the grip to the shaft, such as by rotating or twisting the entire grip body, wherein an internal mechanism maintains the grip body in the torqued or twisted position, thereby preventing the grip body from rotating back.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A method for attaching a grip onto a hollow golf club shaft at a handle region thereof, the grip having an annular, longitudinal sleeve with an upper portion, a lower portion and a medial portion between the upper and lower portions, the longitudinal sleeve having an internal diameter at its lower portion that is smaller than an external diameter of the shaft at a butt end thereof and at least one radially extending ratchet arm along the internal diameter thereof that is configured to engage with teeth of a ratchet gear, the method comprising:

securing a first grip component at the upper portion of the grip onto the shaft using a tightening tool;
securing a second grip component at the lower portion of the grip onto the shaft using an insertion tool to force the lower portion of the longitudinal sleeve over the butt end of the shaft;
and
tightening the grip medial portion onto the shaft by decreasing the internal diameter of the medial portion by engagement of the at least one radially extending ratchet arm with the teeth of the ratchet gear.

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Facts

Application: 15/821,726Filed 22 Nov 2017 · continuation in part
Priority: 17 Sep 2015
Published: US 2018/0154227 A17 Jun 2018
Granted: 10 Dec 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

A63B 53/14
Golf clubs: handles
A63B 60/14
Handles: coverings specially adapted for handles, e.g. sleeves or ribbons
A63B 60/16
Handles: caps; Ferrules
A63B 2209/10
Characteristics of used materials: with adhesive type surfaces, i.e. hook and loop-type fastener

Family

Application62/219,752Us provisional application · filed 17 Sep 2015
PCT/IB2016/001531Parent of this continuation · filed 23 Sep 2016
Application15/352,410Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 15 Nov 2016
US 2018/0154227 A1Pre-grant publication · published 7 Jun 2018
US 9,889,357 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part
Application15/352,410Parent of this continuation
US 2017/0080309 A1Published application
US 10,500,454 B2This patent

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