Sports grip alignment device
AssigneeIdlewild, Limited LLC
InventorBrandon Kilburn
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Abstract
A sports grip alignment device for swinging sports devices is described, such as for a baseball/softball bat, golf club, tennis racket, etc. The alignment device promotes an efficient swing by assuring a consistent grip. An implementation may be secured to the sports device. A rod may extend from a knob end to a barrel end distal from the knob end, the knob end tapering in from an inner side, a right side, and a left side to a point, the barrel end forming a semicircle from the right side to the left side. An implementation may include a convex outer side and a concave inner side extending along the length of the rod. A plurality of knobs may be distributed along the length of the convex outer side. A plurality of slots may be distributed along a portion of the length nearest the knob end in the concave inner side.
Claims20
A baseball bat grip alignment device comprising:
- a rod having a length extending from a knob end to a barrel end distal from the knob end, the knob end tapering in from an inner side, a right side, and a left side to a point, the barrel end forming a semicircle from the right side to the left side;
- a convex outer side and a concave inner side extending along the length of the rod;
- at least 6 bumps spaced 25 mm apart, wherein the at least 6 bumps have a span that extends about 125 mm along a portion of the length of the rod, wherein the at least 6 bumps are disposed inline on top of an apex at the top of the convex outer side, and wherein each bump of the at least 6 bumps comprises a bump top separated from the convex outer side by a bump height of up to 2 mm;
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- a plurality of slots, wherein each slot of the plurality of slots has an outer open edge and an enclosed inner edge, wherein each slot of the plurality of slots is located between at least a portion of the at least 6 bumps and distributed along a portion of the length nearest the knob end in the concave inner side,
- wherein each slot of the plurality of slots traverses within the rod from the convex outer side through the concave inner side, and
- wherein the plurality of slots are separated from each other by a space having a distance, wherein the distance between the slots increases from the knob end to the barrel end, further wherein the distance of each space between the plurality of slots is calculated with the following equation:
- distance=1.6x2+6x+3.4
- where x is the slot number and distance is in mm from the knob end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.